Monabraher
Townland in the civil parish of Killeely, barony of North Liberties, Co. Limerick; in Irish Móin na mBráthar
Parcel 2728678
- Area
- 9,016 m² (0.9 ha, 2.23 acres)
- Buildings
- 6 buildings touch it, 5,059 m² on the ground
- Zoning
- M3 District Centre (Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
- Townland
- Monabraher
Planning applications on this parcel
25 Mar 2025Conditional
the provision of an ancillary off-licence sales area in the existing Tesco retail unit
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2589
5 Jun 2019Conditional
the demolition of 10 one storey single dwellings, construction of 27 residential units consisting of 2 x 2 bed apartments, 4 x 2 bed duplexes and 3 x 3 bed houses in a three-storey arrangement, and 5 x 2 bed apartments, 3 x 4 bed houses and 10 x 3 bed houses and in two-storey arrangements, vehicular and pedestrian access, roads, footpaths and 40 x car parking spaces, open space and soft landscaping to public and private amenity spaces, homezone and landscaped areas, boundary works including reconstruction and new boundaries, alteration & construction of new infrastructure and all associated site works
Permission, 27 homes · Limerick County Council, 198003
5 May 2017Conditional
consists of an amendment to the previously approved planning application reference 17/2 comprising the omission of the proposed subdivision of ground floor retail units B&C to form a single retail unit and associated elevational changes/site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17403
4 Jan 2017Conditional
the retention of the subdivision of the ground floor of the existing retail unit to create a new off-licence unit, the retention of external signage to this unit, the retention of, and change of use of, the existing unauthorised and unused first floor office area to gymnasium/fitness studio and planning permission for the subdivision of the remaining ground floor retail unit into two separate units, elevational changes associated with same subdivision and signage
Retention · Limerick County Council, 172
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
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
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 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; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_949 (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
- 53 ha
- 131 acres
- Land parcels
- 66
- registered freehold, median 748 m²
- Zoning
- M3
- District Centre
- Planning
- 9
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
66 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monabraher, from 6 m² to 68,547 m² (6.85 ha, 16.94 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 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
- M3District Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 22 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 18 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - N3.3Utilities (Mixed/general gas and electricity uses)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 15 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - M3Local Centre (District, neighbourhood centre)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - G3Semi Natural Open Space (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Traveller Specific Accommodation (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - S5Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
18 Jul 2025Conditional
The development, Limerick Navigation and Park Canal 5-year Maintenance Works along the Abbey River and Shannon River Navigation from Quay Lock to Ardnacrusha Tail Race junction and the Park Canal, in the townlands of Rebouge, Rebouge Island, Park, Monamuck, Irishtown, St. Francis Abbey, English Town, King’s Island, Corbally, Monabraher, Co. Limerick., will consist of essential maintenance works along the Shannon Navigation and Park Canal, as outlined in the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) submitted with the planning application and in accordance with Waterways Ireland’s statutory remit comprising of the following: • Removal from the navigation, along the Abbey River and River Shannon to the Ardnacrusha Tail Race, overhanging branches and infringing trees (including dead trees) that have fallen over more than 60 degrees out into the navigation channel causing a hazard to passing vessels. • Maintenance of overgrown vegetation impacting and overgrowing the water portion of the Park Canal, aquatic weed management as required, and removal of debris and litter. • Maintenance of the south back drain associated with the Park Canal. • Removal of vegetation impacting Park Canal structures and undertaking necessary physical minor repairs to Quay/Limerick Lock Chamber and associated Footbridge, Troy’s/Park Lock Chamber and Park Bridge and associated canal or lock wing and quay walls. The proposed works will involve maintenance to, but not altering the materials or the character of Protected Structures No. 6063 Canal Footbridge at Lock Quay and No. 6064 Canal Quay and Lock Walls at Lock Quay. The vegetation works will involve working within close proximity to or within the curtilage of, but not undertaking any works to, RPS No. 3478 Stone and Brick buildings at Quay Lock, RPS No. 3319 Lock Quay Carriage Arch, RPS No. 6058 O’Dwyers Bridge and RPS No. 3314 Athlunkard Boat Club An Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompany the planning application
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560704
25 Mar 2025Conditional
the provision of an ancillary off-licence sales area in the existing Tesco retail unit
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2589
10 Mar 2023Conditional
the Temporary access/haul road on lands adjacent to the Coonagh to Knockalisheen Distributor Road Scheme. The proposed works include the construction of a temporary access/haul road extending from the R464 Kileely Road to the rear of the Knockalisheen Bays Estate to link with the existing Estate Roads. The location of the works is in the townlands of Ballynanty More and Monabraher adjacent to the R464 Kileely Road, Limerick. Limerick City & County Council has carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Report in accordance with the requirements of Article 120(1B)(b)(i) and has determined that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment. Accordingly, it has been determined that an ElA is not required in respect of this proposed development. Nonetheless, a person may, within 4 weeks beginning on the date of the publication of this notice apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination. Such a submission should be addressed to the Secretary, An Bord Pleanála, 64, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Limerick City & County Council has carried out an Appropriate Assessment (A) Screening Report and has determined that a full Appropriate Assessment is not required in respect of this proposed development
Permission · Limerick County Council, 238003
27 Oct 2022Conditional
(i) demolition of part of the existing single-storey building, including north, south and west elevations with the retention of the east/front elevation, removal of the entire existing roof and of a single-storey ancillary structure to the rear. (ii) Construction of a new single-storey flat-roofed extension to the rear and side, which together with the retained part of the existing building is to provide a new larger single retail unit. (iii) Provision of new advertising signage to the eastern, western & northern elevations. (iv) Alterations to the existing retained section of the front elevation to facilitate the new building layout including new door & window openings and raising the parapet height. (v) Provision of 45 no. car parking spaces to the side and rear of the building, new hard and soft landscaping and associated siteworks & services to facilitate the development
Permission · Limerick County Council, 221159
20 May 2022Conditional
the construction of 6 no. commercial enterprise units, access road, car parking, signage and all associated infrastructure and site development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Permission · Limerick County Council, 22567
6 Nov 2019N/a
(I) demolition of part of the existing single-storey building, including part of the southern end of the front elevation, of the entire existing roof and of a single-storey ancillary structure to the rear; (ii) construction of a new single-storey flat-roofed extension to the rear, which together with the retained part of the existing building is to provide a new larger single retail unit; (iii) provision of new advertising signage to the eastern, southern & western elevations; (iv) other alterations to the existing retained section of the front elevation to facilitate the new building layout including new door & window opes and raising the parapet height; (v) new hard & soft landscaping treatments to the existing front forecourt, and to the side & rear of the site to provide 42 No. car-parking spaces to the side & rear ; (vi) all other associated siteworks & services to facilitate the development
Permission · Limerick County Council, 191096
5 Jun 2019Conditional
the demolition of 10 one storey single dwellings, construction of 27 residential units consisting of 2 x 2 bed apartments, 4 x 2 bed duplexes and 3 x 3 bed houses in a three-storey arrangement, and 5 x 2 bed apartments, 3 x 4 bed houses and 10 x 3 bed houses and in two-storey arrangements, vehicular and pedestrian access, roads, footpaths and 40 x car parking spaces, open space and soft landscaping to public and private amenity spaces, homezone and landscaped areas, boundary works including reconstruction and new boundaries, alteration & construction of new infrastructure and all associated site works
Permission, 27 homes · Limerick County Council, 198003
5 May 2017Conditional
consists of an amendment to the previously approved planning application reference 17/2 comprising the omission of the proposed subdivision of ground floor retail units B&C to form a single retail unit and associated elevational changes/site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 17403
4 Jan 2017Conditional
the retention of the subdivision of the ground floor of the existing retail unit to create a new off-licence unit, the retention of external signage to this unit, the retention of, and change of use of, the existing unauthorised and unused first floor office area to gymnasium/fitness studio and planning permission for the subdivision of the remaining ground floor retail unit into two separate units, elevational changes associated with same subdivision and signage
Retention · Limerick County Council, 172
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
- Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Knockalisheen Marsh 002001
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Monabraher.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Monabraher.
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, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_949 (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 Monabraher with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Monabraher · Móin na mBráthar
- Area
- 530,446 m² (53.04 ha, 131.08 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killeely, and its townlands
- Barony
- North Liberties
- Electoral division
- Ballynanty, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Ballynanty electoral division: 3,030 people in 1,110 households; 43% of households own their home; 7% of homes were built since 2001; 5% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballygrennan, Ballynanty Beg, Ballynanty More, Glebe, Knockalisheen (Co. Clare), Prior's Land, Quinspool South (Co. Clare)
- Placenames
- Monabraher 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.