Ballymurphy

Area

481,761 m² (48.18 ha, 119.05 acres)

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 717 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

Ballymurphy

Planning applications on this parcel

• 5 Oct 2022Conditional

  the installation of a new replacement packaged waste water unit with eco-flo filter to include the decommissioning of the existing septic tank with soak-pit and all other ancillary site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 221076

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 5 recorded monuments.

• LI022-009001 Church
  Description

  Only the W end of Crecora Church stands in the W quadrant of a graveyard (LI022-009002-). In 1840 the Ordnance Survey recorded that 'the ruins of the old parochial church, which was destroyed during the Wars of the Confederation, stand in the Glebe' (OSNB, 482). The condition of the church was described in 1840 as following; 'The east gable of this ruin is entirely down. About 16 feet [4.87m] in height of the side walls remain. The west gable is standing. The church is of rectangular shape, about 34 feet [10.36m] long and about 22 feet [6.7m] broad' (OSNB, 492). The upstanding remains were described in 1840 as following; 'Crecora old Church ruins are situated in the Glebe of Crecora and consist of the west gable and twelve feet [4m] in length of the side walls joined thereto. Even the foundation of the remainder of the building is not traceable. The breadth inside at the gable that is standing is twenty four feet [7.3m]; the length of the whole structure in its original state is not ascertainable. The side walls are eleven feet [3.35m] high and four feet [1.2m] thick. The materials of the building are large field limestones (not quarry ones) and cement of lime and sand mortar. Here is a large grave yard (LI022-009002-) much in use' (OSL, 111). Westropp (1904-5, 370-1) recorded the following details on Crecora; ' A parish in Pubblebrian. John de Cogan granted to St. Mary's Cathedral, Crecourhia, in Ocholchur, 1282 (B.B.L., p. 96), or in Othotochor (Ib., p. 100). See also p. 96. Symon f. Walter was rector of Crecouertha, 1278, and resigned 1282 (Ib., p. 44). W. de Wess granted all his claims on the church of Crecourtha, in "Orthorlothor," to the Dean and Chapter of Limerick, c. 1280 (B.B.L., p. 130); Crecouth, 1291; Crecowere, 1302; Criochura, dedicated to SS. Peter and Paul (29 June), 1410; Crewcourtha, 1418; Crecorah, 1615; Crewcroah, 1633; Crecory (D.S.(B.), 23), 1655. It is shown as roofed, 1657 (D.S.(B.) 21), O'Huidhrin calls it "the territory of O'Conaing, by the meadow side of Craobh Cumhraidhe," 1420 (Topography, p. 129). Crecora, "the branching tree" (Dr. Joyce). Fabric - Only the ivied and featureless west end, 24 feet [7.3m] wide, and about 14 feet [4.25m] of each of the sides remain. The walls are 11 feet [3.35m] high and 4 feet [1.2m] thick, and are built of large field stones. It stands on high ground with a fine view'. According to Begley (1906, 120) this church was 'mentioned in the Black Book that the church of Crecourvertha (Crecora) was in Ocholchur. This word seems to be the same as the latter part of Imhcolchuir, and would signify the same place. The church now called Crecora may have been known at this early period by the name of the locality where it was situated'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 January 2019

• LI022-009002 Graveyard
  Description

  Only the W end of Crecora Church (LI022-009001-) stands in the W quadrant of a roughly square shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 79m N-S x 79m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at centre of W wall. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 02 January 2019

• LI022-012 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In low-lying wet, level pasture, with limited views in all directions. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly semicircular-shaped tree-planted area to the immediate W of a natural spring annotated ‘Rise’. An enclosure (LI022-013----) and a ringfort (LI022-015-----) lie 150m to SE and 240m to NE. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as a horseshoe-shaped mound (13.6m NW-SE; 6.8m NE-SW; H 0.5m) of heat-shattered stone and charcoal rich soil, which is open to ESE. A linear drain runs N-S from the spring at the SE corner along the E side of the mound and continues to N. The same drain diverts in a loop at NE and extends around the monument on all sides and joins back to a point at SE, in the vicinity of the natural spring. The mound is well preserved as livestock cannot cross the drain to access the mound. Monument is visible as a semicircular-shaped tree-planted area on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 01/10/2015 and 06/02/2018. See attached sketch plan by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 11 August 2020

• LI022-013 Enclosure
  Description

  On a slight N-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture, with moderate to restricted views in all directions. Depicted on the revised 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. A fulacht fiadh (LI022-012----) lies 150m to NW and a moated site (LI022-011----) lies 230m to SW. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2001 and described as a slightly raised, roughly circular-shaped area (16m E-W; 15m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.1m; H .025m) mainly reduced to a scarp. A short portion of the scarp is levelled from WSW-W-WNW giving a slight crescentric shape to the monument. The interior is undulating and clear of overgrowth. Monument is visible as a roughly oval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached sketch plan by the ASI and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 11 August 2020

• LI022-015 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying poorly drained pasture, to the immediate S of a stream, with moderate to restricted views in all directions. The townland boundary with Ballymurphy lies 10m to W. Depicted on the revised 1897 ed. OS 25-inch map as a circular-shaped earthwork. A fulacht fiadh (LI022-012----) lies 240m to SW. Monument surveyed in 1988 and described as a high circular-shaped earthen platform (23m E-W; 21m N-S; H 1.5m) enclosed by a broad bank-like feature at E and enclosed by a very wide and shallow fosse. There is a possible entrance at S. There is a field fence at W and a drain at N, on the outer edge of the fosse. Monument surveyed by Celie O’Rahilly in 1993 and described as a recently ploughed out site, having no grass in contrast to the surrounding field. Exposed on the surface is a loamy mixture of a soft friable, almost sandy soil, which is black in places and with extents of an ash and soil mixture. Animal bones were abundant and some showing signs of butchering and having been burnt. Some small boulders were noted in the SE quadrant of the levelled monument and may have been part of the enclosing bank. In the same quadrant, a light coloured, hard clay was exposed or overturned and may represent the natural subsoil. According to local information, this monument seems to have been a platform type of enclosure. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as a slight rise in a gently undulating tillage field. The site is ploughed out and there is no visible trace of an enclosing element. Monument is visible as a dark green roughly circular-shaped cropmark on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 11 August 2020

Architectural heritage

• Ballymurphy House, house, 1780–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached L-plan four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790, with adjoining T-plan stable block and two-storey extension to rear (north east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and limestone sills. Square-headed opening with carved timber architrave surround and timber glazed double-leaf doors with overlight. Wrought-iron portico in front and approached by cut limestone steps. Multiple-bay two-storey stable block to rear with segmental-arched integral carriage-arch to west range, having pitched and hipped slate roofs with painted rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and limestone sills. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors with overlight above. Cut limestone square-profile piers to front of site having rubble limestone walls and replacement 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 5 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_932 (ZIP).

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.

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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.