Dromdarrig

51 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Dromdarrig, from 5 m² to 191,228 m² (19.12 ha, 47.25 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 36 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Special Control Area (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3pNHA (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M3Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 30 Jun 2026N/a

  the construction of a standalone five storey apartment building comprising 13 no. apartments, together with change of use of the existing crèche to residential use to accommodate 5 no. apartments, along with all associated works. The School is a protected structure (RPS Ref. No. 1653) and is also recorded on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH Ref. No. 21901316)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660742

• 25 Nov 2025Conditional

  a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 169 no. residential units (comprising of 145 no. houses and 24 no. apartments), 1 no. creche, 1 no. pumping station, 3 no. ESB substations and all associated development works including footpaths, cycle paths, car and bicycle parking, drainage, fencing, bicycle and bin stores, lighting and landscaping/amenity areas at Dromdarrig, Mungret, Co. Limerick. Access to the site will be via 2 no. new vehicle access points from the existing Mungret Park Road. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. The Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the Planning Authority. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.mungretlrd.ie

  Permission, 142 homes · Limerick County Council, 2561231

• 23 Oct 2023Conditional

  a change of use of existing gate lodge residence to coffee shop, minor alterations to southern elevation, minor internal alterations, installation of car parking area, storage container/kiosk, site signage, the provision of an additional pedestrian access and all associated site works. The Gate Lodge is listed as a protected structure RPS ref no. 1659 and is also listed on the N.I.A.H ref no. 21901317

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23510

• 22 Feb 2023Conditional

  extension of permission for planning ref. 16/1196: the construction of a mixed-use development consisting of 201 no. dwelling units, neighbourhood crèche, associated access roads, new connections to public water main foul & surface water drainage, footpaths parking refuse areas, proposed landscaping and all ancillary site works and to demolish a structure formally used as a dwelling house. The proposed 201 no. residential units consist of 150 no. semi-detached dwellings, 8 no. terraced dwellings, 20 no. duplex dwellings and 23 no. apartments. Access to the proposed development will be via a new access road with junction to existing R510 road. The application site is adjacent to sites containing a Protected Structure (Ref 1657) and a Recorded Monument (L1013-009)

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 237006

• 1 Jun 2021Conditional

  the construction of a new single storey extension to the side and rear of the existing house to include the removal of the existing lean-to structure to the rear of the existing house and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21763

• 3 Feb 2021Conditional

  development on circa 7.2 hectares of land zoned for development purposes within the Southern Environs Local Area Plan 2011 – 2017 (as extended). The proposed development seeks the construction of 253 no. residential units including 36 no. two bed houses; 110 no. three bed houses; 26 no. four bed houses; 2 no. six bed community dwellings; 37 no. two bed apartment units; and 42 no. one bed apartment units, with renewable energy design measures (which may be provided externally) for each housing unit. The residential units are structured such that (a) 146 no. houses and apartments are intended for private sale/rental; (b) 50 no. houses and apartments are affordable units intended for private sale/rental; (c) 2 no. detached units are intended as community dwellings; and (d) 55 no. apartments are intended as Independent Living for Older Persons of which 25 no. apartments intended as Social – Rental units, a crèche facility with capacity to accommodate 70 no. children, a community facility with ancillary café of 35 sqm net floor area, 2 no. local retail and retail service units, of 80 sqm net floor area situated fronting the public square and positioned within the Independent Living for Older Persons complex, public toilet, landscaping works including provision of playground/kick about areas, new pedestrian and cycle connections and public square, associated site and infrastructural works including provision for water services, foul and surface water drainage and associated connections and attenuation proposals including permeable paving and swales, 2 no. ESB substations, external plant and services, car/bicycle parking and all associated site development works. The development will be accessed from the proposed Mungret Link Road with 5 no units only, accessed from the existing Mungret Woods Housing Development. Part of the site is currently being used as a temporary school and that part of the development (crèche, community centre and 12 no. apartments) shall not progress until such time as the school vacates those lands and removes the portacabins in accordance with the terms of their permission (17/357). The development also necessitates demolition of an agricultural building. Part of the development proposal is located within the curtilage of a protected structure Mungret College Stables and Outbuildings (RPS No. 1658, 1660 & 1661) whilst repair works are proposed to the Observatory (Seismic Station) (RPS No. 1658) located within proposed open space

  Permission, 191 homes · Limerick County Council, 218000

• 13 Oct 2020Conditional

  amendments to the planning permission ref. 18409 previously granted. The amendments consist of revisions to the 2 storey house design and domestic garage, and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201025

• 30 Jul 2020Conditional

  construction of a new 1000 pupil post-primary school circa 11,379sqm over 3 storey levels with rooftop plantroom and 450sqm photovoltaic panels. Incorporating Teaching spaces, Social spaces, Multi-purpose hall, Special Education Needs unit & ESB substation. A new site entrance & internal road with set-down area, car parking for 90no. spaces, covered bicycle stand, 6no. ballcourts, playing field, landscaping, new boundary treatments. Main access will be via new roadway with cycle lane and footpath which will be formed off the planned new distributor road with spur connection as granted permission 19/8011 and all associated site works on a 10acres site

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20738

• 26 Feb 2020Conditional

  extensions and modifications to the existing dwelling house to include the construction of new two storey and single storey extensions, a covered patio area and shed to the rear of the existing house, including all associated site works above and below ground. Permission for modifications and elevational alterations to include changing the existing kitchen side window into a door, lowering the cill of the rear kitchen window, narrowing the first floor master bedroom window to the rear gable and internal alterations to the ground and first floor of the existing house

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20162

• 13 Feb 2020Conditional

  the construction of a standalone extension comprising of two classrooms for Montessori sessional purposes and all ancillary works. This extension will be in the curtilage of a protected structure(reference number 21A-7931)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20102

• 22 Nov 2019Conditional

  Construction of a new 1700-metre length of road with verge, footpaths, cycleway, on-street parking, public lighting and associated services. The proposed development comprises:-surface water drainage/sustainable urban drainage; foul water drainage connection into Limerick Main Drainage Scheme; water mains; telecommunications and utility services; street lighting and landscaping

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 198011

• 4 Jul 2019Conditional

  a dwelling and detached garage to include connection to all existing mains site services and associated works (change of plans from those previously granted permission ref. 18/407)

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 19662

• 26 Apr 2019Conditional

  a dwelling and detached domestic garage to include connection to all existing mains site services (change of plans from those previously granted permission under planning ref. no. 18/408)

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 19413

• 27 Apr 2018Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house with single storey shed/garage, entrance, driveway and connection to public sewer system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 18408

• 27 Apr 2018Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house with single storey shed/garage, entrance, driveway and connection to public sewer system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 18407

• 27 Apr 2018Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house with a single storey shed/garage, entrance, driveway and connection to public sewer system and all associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 18409

• 13 Apr 2018Conditional

  6 no. temporary modular buildings for use as 8 no. classrooms, 1 no. general purpose room and 1 no. toilet block, and provision of hard court play area and ancillary site works for a Temporary Secondary School for Mungret Community College. The site is in the curtilage of Mungret College which is a protected structure.

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 18354

• 14 Mar 2018Conditional

  a standalone pre-school building and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18236

• 19 Jun 2017Conditional

  for the construction of an entrance, dwelling house with attached garage, connections to main services and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17565

• 17 May 2017Conditional

  amendments to line of site boundary of development & signage for both school buildings to incorporate school name & crest to building elevations for development as previously granted planning permission (Ref no 15/522)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17440

• 24 Apr 2017Conditional

  5 No. temporary modular buildings for use as classrooms and 1 No. temporary building for use as a toilet block in a Temporary Secondary School. Also, Retention Planning Permission for 7 No. temporary buildings for use as classrooms and 1 No. temporary building for use as a toilet block as previously granted permission under 14/911 and 15/236, along with all other ancillary site works. The Site is in the curtilage of Mungret College which is a protected structure. No work is porposed to the proected structure as part of this application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17357

• 27 Mar 2017Conditional

  the construction of a new dwelling house, connection to existing services and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17265

• 12 Jan 2017Conditional

  will consist of the construction of a dwellinghouse and associated site works including and entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 1713

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Loughmore Common Turlough 000438

Recorded monuments

• LI013-007 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on level pasture, immediately W of a field boundary. The monument is heavily masked by dense scrub cover. A circular area (diam. c. 40m) is enclosed by two concentric earth-and-stone banks with an intervening fosse (Wth. 1.8m). The inner bank (Int. H 0.1m; Wth. 1.62m) is generally well preserved. The outer bank (Int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.26m; Wth. 1.15m), best preserved at W, S and SE, has been incorporated into the field boundary from WSW to WNW. There are concentrations of loose stone in the SE quadrant of the interior and atop the outer bank from SE to E. There is a possible entrance at SSW where the height of the inner bank dips (Wth. 8.1m). The interior is level and strewn with fallen deciduous trees. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-008 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope, c. 80m NE of a rath (LI013-007----). The monument is indicated on the 1924 OS 6-inch map as a sub-oval platform (diam. c. 40m N-S by 30m E-W) defined by a scarp from NNW to SE. The monument has been levelled and was not evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-009 Historic town
  Description

  The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (1989a), unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin. "Mungret is located three miles west of Limerick city on the Foynes road. The name appears to mean 'bog or sedgy morass of the sloping hill'. Mungret was one of the most important Early Christian monasteries in north Munster. Founded, apparently in the sixth century, by St Nessan its abbots are recorded from the middle of the eighth century and this provides a clear indication of its significance by this time (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 42). The monastery was raided on a number of occasions between the tenth and twelfth centuries. In 1152, at the Synod of Kells, it claimed to be recognised as an episcopal seat. This claim was presumably based on its historic role as the principal church of the diocese of Limerick. Its proximity to the town of Limerick, however, meant that it was unable to make good its claim (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 94). It has been suggested that the Augustinian Canons may have established a house here during the twelfth century but documentary evidence is lacking (ibid., 42: Westropp 1904-5, 367-8). At the close of the twelfth century the land of Mungret was granted to St Mary's, Limerick, by Domhnall Mor 0 Briain and subsequently it was to be part of the estates of the bishop of Limerick (MacCaffrey 1907, 34). After the coming of the Normans Mungret functioned as an episcopal manor and was granted the right to hold a weekly market in 1225 (Sweetman 1875-86, no. 1262). A rental of the manor, prepared in 1336, survives in the Black Book of Limerick. It states that the burgesses then rendered £4 10s. annually to the bishops for the land they held (MacCaffrey 1907, 154). Further evidence that the settlement was a borough is provided by an entry in the statute rolls of 3 Edw IV (1463-4) which indicates that the borough had been granted the laws of Breteuil (Berry 1914, 61). The subsequent history of the borough is unknown but it is to be presumed that it shared the same fate as many of the other medieval boroughs in the county by falling prey to the ravages and famines of the mid fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The medieval borough is likely to have been centred on (and to the north of) the cluster of churches which survive on the south side of the Foynes road. Lewis (1837, ii, 415) reports the presence of "extensive foundations of buildings in the adjoining fields, at a considerable depth beneath the surface, and occasionally discovered by the plough." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-009002 Church
  Description

  National monument No. 85. A monastery was founded here by Neasán of Mungret (Mungairit) whose feastday fell on the 25th of July (Ó Riain 2011, 514-5). Mungret Church described in the Urban Survey (Bradley et. al. 1989, 188-95) as following: 'This church is located in a small graveyard east of Church C ("the abbey") (LI013-009005-) and 90m south of Church A (LI013-009005-). It measures 8.6m north/south by 4.1m east/west internally and the masonry consists of large coursed limestone blocks with dressed limestone quoins. It is set on a plinth c. 25cm wide and 15cm high. The east gable is almost intact, c. 6.5m high with a tall splayed very narrow pointed window with limestone jambs and pointed rear arch (?modern). The north and south walls (T 0.85m) were originally c. 3.5m high but are now broken down especially at the west end. The south wall has two tall narrow splayed windows which are missing their arches and rear arches. The west wall has an unsplayed doorway which may be modern. Like Church A the building cannot be assigned a precise date but it is possibly of pre-Norman origin.' Church described in 1904-5 as following; 'The second church lies to the south-east of the last. The east gable and sides remain. It is 14 feet [4.26m] by 12 feet [3.65m], the west end nearly levelled; the east window-slit and two broken south windows remain' (Westropp 1904-5, 368). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-009003 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated immediately E of a public road, overlooking gently undulating pasture. Pre-Norman church (LI013-009001-) 90m to N, Mungret Abbey Church (LI013-009005-) and graveyard (LI013-009004-) immediately W of public road which forms W boundary of graveyard. Sub-rectangular shaped area (30m NW-SE; 20-30m NE-SW) enclosed by a mortared stone wall (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.4m). In the N half of the site is a ruined stone church (LI013-009002-). Several grave plots share the orientation of this church NW-SE, but there are also others which are orientated E-W. The graveyard is still in occasional use. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-009004 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated on a low rise of ground located three miles west of Limerick city on the Foynes road. Mungret graveyard probably stands on site of monastery founded here by Neasán of Mungret (Mungairit) whose feastday fell on the 25th of July (Ó Riain 2011, 514-5). Pre-Norman church (LI013-009001-) 90m to NNE, small graveyard (LI003-009003-) with pre-Norman church (LI003-009002-) immediately E of public road forming W boundary of graveyard. Long sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 40m N-S x 120m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at N end of E wall. The E side of the graveyard has been intersected by a public road running roughly N-S. Remains of Mungret Abbey church (LI003-009005-) stands in SE quadrant of graveyard with post-1700 C of I church ruins in W quadrant. Modern graveyard extension on S side. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 October 2018

• LI013-009005 Church
  Description

  National monument No. 85. A monastery was founded here by Neasán of Mungret (Mungairit) whose feastday fell on the 25th of July (Ó Riain 2011, 514-5). Mungret Church described in the Urban Survey (Bradley et. al. 1989, 188-95) as following: 'Situated in a graveyard (LI013-009004-) in Dromdarrig townland, this consists of a chancel, nave and residential tower at the west end. The chancel is of thirteenth century date, the residential tower is of fifteenth century date but the date of the nave cannot be determined. Leask (1933) terms this building "the abbey" but as there is no evidence for the existence of an abbey at Mungret in the thirteenth century, it seems more correct to regard it as the parish church of the medieval borough. Lewis (1837, ii, 415) states that there was a tower and gateway some 300 yards to the east of the graveyard but it is unclear whether this was part of the ecclesiastical complex or not. The north and south walls of the CHANCEL appear to have been refaced in the fifteenth century and the east wall alone retains its original thickness. The gable is c. 7.5m high and is built of roughly coursed rubble limestone. The north and south walls have been thickened by the addition of some 5O-60cm to their external face and are built of roughly dressed and coursed limestone masonry with a basal batter c. 1.5m high externally. They are c. 4-5m high internally with a later parapet on average some 5O-70cm high but surviving up to 1.5m in places. Drainage chutes project externally. The east window is a pointed twin-light with chamfered and rebated jambs of red and brown sandstone, splayed internally and having a pointed rear arch with chamfered sandstone jambs while the embrasure itself is outlined with sandstone jambs. The mullions are of modern limestone. The north wall has a small round headed splayed window with limestone jambs (blocked by later external thickening) which lacks its rear arch. The west end of the wall has additional thickening to accommodate a mural stairs rising to a gallery or loft over the west end of the choir. The stairs were originally entered from the nave through a flat lintelled door in the north east internal angle; this is now blocked and the stair well (stairs missing) is now entered through a large opening in the north wall of the choir. The stairs are lit at gallery level by a small rectangular loop in the external north wall. The gallery is entered from the stairs through a rectangular door with dressed limestone jambs in the north wall opposite this in the south wall at gallery level another opening led to a mural chamber in the west end of the south wall (similarly thickened externally). This has a garderobe at the west end and is lit by large and small rectangular loops in the external south wall. The south wall has a trefoil headed piscina with chamfered sandstone jambs and sill (missing its bowl) and four splayed lancet-like windows which are blocked by later external facing. The first from the east had a pointed rear arch; the second was a single light with pointed rear arch and sandstone jambs; the third was a twin-light window with shouldered head and chamfered limestone jambs set within a rectangular opening with dressed limestone jambs in the external wall face and a lintelled rear arch. The fourth has a narrow pointed light with limestone jambs, now blocked. The cross-wall, c. 8m high, is gabled with the coping stones of the original chancel still visible. It was subsequently widened when the north and south walls were thickened. At ground level there are three voussoirs for a doorway most of which has been replaced by a large unsplayed opening c. 4-5m high. The masonry of the NAVE consists of roughly coursed rubble limestone with limestone quoins (three are sandstone). The north and south walls are c. 3.5m high and the east and apart from the large modern opening already mentioned, and it seems to be largely rebuilt. The north wall has a tall parallel sided door, missing its arch but with a segmental rear arch, roughly centrally placed. Three-quarter round limestone shafts, c. 1.5m high on the external angles of the reveals are apparently inserted, and not in their original position. East of the door is a narrow rectangular window/loop with undressed limestone jambs, splayed with flat lintelled rear arch. The south wall has a large rectangular door, now blocked, with a relieving arch above, roughly centrally placed with a window to either side. That on the east is rectangular, with limestone jambs (undressed) and is splayed with flat lintelled rear arch. That to the west is now blocked, but another splayed loop, missing its arch and rear arch has been inserted above; this appears to be contemporary with the loft over the west end of the nave and connected with the residence to the west. The RESIDENTIAL TOWER is a gabled building of two floors, oriented north-south, with a belfry some 12.5m high on the north. The south gable is 7m high and the west wall c. 4m high. The masonry is roughly dressed and coursed limestone with dressed limestone quoins. It is entered by two doors at its east end. At the north end of the west wall of the nave is a flat lintelled door with dressed limestone jambs giving access from the nave, while the other door, now blocked, is located in the external south wall of the nave. It is also flat lintelled and has chamfered limestone jambs with pyramidal stops and an angled flat lintelled embrasure in the south-east angle of the residence. The east wall also has, at ground level, a flat lintelled recess with inclined sides, possibly a blocked west door of nave(?). Base of one side has a chamfered limestone jamb, possibly inserted. The north wall has a small rectangular splayed loop with chamfered limestone jambs and flat rear arch. The south wall has a small rectangular splayed window with shouldered head and chamfered limestone jambs and flat lintelled rear arch. There is also a blocked unsplayed embrasure with flat lintelled rear arch, probably a blocked window or door, although there is no sign of it externally. The west wall has a small recess and a blocked unsplayed embrasure with flat lintelled rear arch, probably a blocked window, though not visible externally. The first floor was supported on corbels in the north and south walls and put-logs in the west wall (none visible in the east wall). The west and east walls have tall flat lintelled doors, now blocked. The north and south walls have splayed rectangular windows with chamfered limestone jambs and flat lintelled rear arch. There is a chimney flue in the east wall at a high level although it is not clear where the fireplace was. The belfry is a narrow tower, c. 12.5m high of four floors with parapet above. The masonry is roughly dressed coursed limestone with large dressed limestone quoins and a cavetto string course between the 2nd and 3rd and 3rd and 4th floors externally. It is entered through the door in the embrasure in the north-east angle of the residence. A straight stairs rise to a small flat lintelled chamber c. 2m above ground level lit by a small splayed rectangular loop in the north wall. The first floor was apparently entered only from outside the church through a flat lintelled door with dressed limestone jambs in the east wall although there is a possible blocked door in the south wall leading to the first floor of the residence. The second, third and fourth floors were apparently of timber supported on ledges in the internal walls and communication was presumably by internal ladders. The second floor is featureless. The third floor has a large rectangular opening with dressed limestone jambs, now blocked, in each wall. The fourth floor has rectangular windows with chamfered limestone jambs in each wall, those in the south and west walls are damaged and there appears to have been a parapet above.' Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-009008 Ecclesiastical site
  Description

  The following description of this monument is taken from 'The Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick' compiled by John Bradley, Andrew Halpin and Heather A. King (1989a), unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin. "Mungret is located three miles west of Limerick city on the Foynes road. The name appears to mean 'bog or sedgy morass of the sloping hill'. Mungret was one of the most important Early Christian monasteries in north Munster. Founded, apparently in the sixth century, by St Nessan its abbots are recorded from the middle of the eighth century and this provides a clear indication of its significance by this time (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 42). The monastery was raided on a number of occasions between the tenth and twelfth centuries. In 1152, at the Synod of Kells, it claimed to be recognised as an episcopal seat. This claim was presumably based on its historic role as the principal church of the diocese of Limerick. Its proximity to the town of Limerick, however, meant that it was unable to make good its claim (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 94). It has been suggested that the Augustinian Canons may have established a house here during the twelfth century but documentary evidence is lacking (ibid., 42: Westropp 1904-5, 367-8). At the close of the twelfth century the land of Mungret was granted to St Mary's, Limerick, by Domhnall Mor 0 Briain and subsequently it was to be part of the estates of the bishop of Limerick (MacCaffrey 1907, 34). After the coming of the Normans Mungret functioned as an episcopal manor and was granted the right to hold a weekly market in 1225 (Sweetman 1875-86, no. 1262). A rental of the manor, prepared in 1336, survives in the Black Book of Limerick. It states that the burgesses then rendered £4 10s. annually to the bishops for the land they held (MacCaffrey 1907, 154). Further evidence that the settlement was a borough is provided by an entry in the statute rolls of 3 Edw IV (1463-4) which indicates that the borough had been granted the laws of Breteuil (Berry 1914, 61). The subsequent history of the borough is unknown but it is to be presumed that it shared the same fate as many of the other medieval boroughs in the county by falling prey to the ravages and famines of the mid fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The medieval borough is likely to have been centred on (and to the north of) the cluster of churches which survive on the south side of the Foynes road. Lewis (1837, ii, 415) reports the presence of "extensive foundations of buildings in the adjoining fields, at a considerable depth beneath the surface, and occasionally discovered by the plough." Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 5 February 2013

• LI013-009009 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In Mungret graveyard (LI013-009004-) immediately S of S wall of church (LI013-009005-) close to SW angle are the remains of an irregular shaped stone (dims. 0.56m x 0.83m x 0.2m) with deep circular-shaped hollow (top diam. 0.22m; base diam. 5m; D 0.15-0.2m) on the edge of the stone. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 October 2018

Architectural heritage

• Mungret College, college, stables, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached thirteen-bay three-storey former college, built in 1858, with Ionic portico and slightly projecting end bays to front, six-bay return to west and nine-bay return to east. Two-bay two-storey addition to south-west. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and joint tiles, decorative timber eaves course. Rendered chimneystacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat-roofed portico to centre with carved limestone Ionic columns. Four-sided scrolled with foliate imagery and decorative beading. Approached by three limestone steps. Snecked limestone ashlar to ground and first floor with tooled limestone stringcourse dividing. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls to second floor. Limestone projecting plinth course. Square-headed recesses marking blocked window openings to ground and first floor side elevations. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Some replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with carved date plaque on carved limestone cornice, supported by carved scrolled consoles. Carved limestone roll moulded surround and timber panelled door to opening. Recently inserted square-headed door opening with timber panelled door to west elevation. Courtyard and outbuildings to rear comprising ten-bay two-storey west range with multiple-bay single-storey south-west range, six-bay-two storey east range, and eight-bay single-storey south range. East range comprising attached range of buildings, with hipped slate roofs and rendered chimneystacks. Coursed rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and replacement timber framed casement windows to openings. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors. Attached recent nine-bay single-storey pitched-roofed building to courtyard area. Hipped roof to south range, with partial roof collapse in areas and rippling ridge in places. Coursed limestone rubble walls with some blocked segmental-headed window openings forming recesses. Segmental-headed window openings with tooled limestone surrounds and limestone sills. Replacement timber framed multiple-pane windows. Square-headed opening with sliding timber battened door. Square-headed door openings with timber battened door. Square-headed ventilation openings with wire mesh. West range comprising hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Coursed limestone rubble walls, with smooth render to first floor level west elevation. Square-headed window openings with some six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows and some replacement timber casement windows. Cast-iron bars to window openings. Separated from south-west range by round-headed carriage-arch with open-work bellcote over. Snecked ashlar walls with tooled limestone voussoirs to arch opening. Moulded cornice to bellcote. Round-headed opening to bellcote. South-west range having hipped replacement-slate roof with recent rooflights and rendered chimneystacks. Snecked ashlar walls. Round-headed openings with tooled limestone voussoirs and timber battened doors. Building complex attached to collegiate-church and set in landscaped grounds. Multiple-arched coursed limestone rubble folly-shrine to south-east.

• Mungret College, church/chapel, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached ten-bay three-storey former college and collegiate chapel, built c. 1890, comprising ten-bay three-storey south block with central two-bay gabled breakfront and gablets. Chapel comprising four-bay nave with three-bay canted chancel to north and seven-bay side aisle to west. Recent five-bay single-storey addition to east, and nine-bay three-storey extension to rear (south) attached by single-bay three-storey link. Now in use as offices. Pitched slate roofs with terracotta ridge tiles and tooled limestone chimneystacks, wrought-iron decorative cross finial with quatrefoil motif to chancel and tooled limestone cross to south block breakfront apex. Slated dormer roofed vents to church block roof. Flat felted roof to east addition and hipped slate roof to rear extension and link. Rusticated ashlar limestone parapet to church block and side aisle. Carved limestone eaves course to south block. Rusticated limestone walls with tooled limestone continuous sill courses. Tooled limestone quoins. Tooled limestone statuary recess to breakfront having ogee-headed opening with pointed arch over having decorative tooled limestone foliate finial. Gilded figural statue on demi-hexagonal plinth with stepped capital and pointed corbel. Limestone ashlar buttresses to nave. Smooth rendered walls to rear additions having render stringcourse. Panelled cement rendered walls to east addition. Cinquefoil window opening to third floor westernmost gable of south block, having tooled limestone surround with stained glass window. Pointed arch window opening having tooled limestone surround with one-over-one pane timber-sliding sash window. Shouldered square-headed openings to third floor south block having replacement tooled limestone surround and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Pointed arch tooled limestone recess over openings to breakfront having circular recess. Flattened pointed arch openings to ground and first floors, having paired pointed arch window openings with tooled limestone surrounds having quatrefoil recess to tooled surround. Tooled limestone hoodmoulding over. Tooled limestone mullions, having leaded fixed pane windows with coloured glass leaded borders. Pointed arch window openings to nave and chancel having tooled limestone surrounds with hoodmouldings, having alternate cinquefoil and quatrefoil glazed mullion patterns supported on ogee-headed openings, having stained glass windows. Ogee-headed window openings to side-aisle, paired openings to north, with tooled limestone surrounds and stained glass windows. Three-bay porch to south-west corner, with ogee-headed window openings having tooled limestone surrounds and stained glass widows. Square-headed window openings to east addition having timber framed windows. Square-headed window openings to rear extension having render sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Shouldered pointed arch door opening with timber panelled door to church block porch. Inserted square-headed door opening into flattened-pointed arch headed window opening to ground breakfront, having paired pointed arch window openings over with tooled limestone surround having quatrefoil, tooled limestone hoodmoulding, tooled limestone mullions and leaded fixed pane overlight with coloured glass leaded borders. Secondary rectangular overlight with timber framed fixed pane windows. Timber panelled double-leaf door approached by cement wheelchair ramp with aluminium railings. Set in landscaped grounds and attached to the older agricultural college.

• Mungret College, folly, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding single-bay single-storey folly, built c. 1880. Flat roof with rendered crenellated parapet and eaves course. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with pilasters to corners and render plinth course. Circular rainwater drain hole to rear elevation. Segmental-arched window opening to south with rendered sill and surround, having cast-iron bars. Segmental-headed door opening to west having render surround.

• School, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay one-and-a-half-storey school, dated 1860, with recent single-storey glazed flat-roofed addition to west. Three-bay one-and-a-half-storey main building with single-bay single-storey porch to north. Pitched slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles. Square-headed metal framed roof lights to porch. Snecked dressed limestone walls with tooled quoins and plinth course. Date plaque to porch gable. Carved limestone brackets to corners. Timber walls to glazed recent addition. Shouldered square-headed triple window opening to east elevation with tooled limestone surround and replacement timber framed windows. Triangular-headed window opening to porch with tooled limestone surround and replacement timber framed window. Square-headed dormer window openings with replacement timber framed windows. Shouldered square-headed door opening to east elevation of porch with tooled limestone surround and replacement timber battened door. Square-headed window openings with timber framed windows to recent addition. Square-headed door openings with timber glazed doors. Coursed rubble limestone boundary walls terminating in tooled limestone piers with four sided rounded caps.

• Mungret College, gate lodge, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c. 1860, having single-bay porch to east and single-bay single-storey addition to west. Now in use as house. Pitched slate roofs with limestone chimneystack having beaded cornice. Painted timber bargeboards. Snecked limestone walls with tooled quoins. Segmental-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills, tooled surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed window openings to addition with tooled limestone sills, tooled surrounds and replacement uPVC windows. Segmental-headed door opening with tooled limestone chamfered surround and timber panelled door.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_908 (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.

No address of the register names Dromdarrig with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Dromdarrig · An Drom Dearg

Area

594,485 m² (59.45 ha, 146.9 acres)

Civil parish

Mungret, and its townlands

Barony

Pubblebrien

Electoral division

Ballycummin, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballycummin electoral division: 19,394 people in 6,719 households; 66% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baunacloka, Caheranardrish, Loughmore Common, Lurraga, Moneteen, Skehacreggaun

Placenames

Dromdarrig 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.