Bartoose
Bartoose is a townland in the civil parish of Emly, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Tipperary. Its name in Irish is Beartús.
Parcel 4890631
- Area
- 241,459 m² (24.15 ha, 59.67 acres)
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- 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
- Bartoose
Planning applications on this parcel
30 Jan 2025Conditional
the as-built two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house together with all associated site works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2560057
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 21 recorded monuments.
- TS065-013 Historic town
Description
Imleach Iobhair or Emly grew from its origins as an Early Christian monastery, founded by St. Ailbe who died on the 12th of September (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 38-60). According to the Annals of the Four Masters this monastic foundation was pillaged twice and burnt five times between the 11th and 12th century, as well as earlier in 845 (ibid.). Cashel became an archbishopric and much of the territory given to Cashel was at Emly's expense, thus Emly ceased to be one of the wealthier monasteries in Munster (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 77-8, 360). In 1215 the English bishop of Emly was granted permission by King John to hold an annual fair and the bishop's weekly market was not to be disturbed (O'Dwyer and O'Dwyer 1987, 1-29). In 1303 AD a murage charter was granted to the town. In 1505-42 Bishop Thomas Hurley founded a college of secular priests at the cathedral (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 77-8, 360). By 1569 the monastery was united with the see of Cashel, a factor which further precipitated the decline of the monastic town of Emly (ibid.). In 1718 the Catholic bishopric joined with Cashel (O'Dwyer, M and L. 1987, 1-29). In 1303 a charter of murage was granted to the town of Emly and a map dating to 1599 (map of Munster held in T.C.D.) depicts Emly as a walled town with two gates. No physical evidence of this wall survives. In 1622 the Archbishop of Cashel visited Emly where he reported there were two castles, the 'great and the small', one of which had been the residence of the Bishop of Emly. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-013001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
In the 5th century a monastery was founded at Emly by St. Ailbe. In 1058 the Annals of the Four Masters record that the daimhliag or great stone church and the cloictheach or round tower and belfry of Emly were burnt (Barrow 1979, 190). The monastery at Emly was surrounded by a circular enclosure centering on the main ecclesiastical elements. The outline of this enclosure is preserved today in the road and field pattern S of the present catholic church. The line of the enclosure commences at the road junction in Emly, where the road curves from NW through to SW, a field boundary, meeting the road at the SW, continues the circle to the NW. The western half of this enclosure is not immediately apparent but the river may have acted as the enclosing element on this side and there is no surface remains of the enclosure to the N and E of the town. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 12 May 2014
- TS065-013002 Cathedral
Description
According to the OS letters the early cathedral was on the site of the present cathedral (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 39-60), however, other references and the OS 6-inch maps indicate that the pre-1700 cathedral was situated on the W side of the present graveyard. Only some architectural fragments of the cathedral survive in the graveyard. In 1058 the Annals of the Four Masters record that the daimhliag or great stone church and the cloictheach or round tower and the belfry of Emly were burnt (Barrow 1979, 190). By 1607 the cathedral was totally ruined and four years later the clergy and laity of the diocese were ordered to repair it at their own expense. (O'Dwyer and O'Dwyer 1987, 1-16). However, by 1615 only the chancel had been rebuilt (ibid.). A sketch of the buildings drawn in 1680 shows that although the cathedral was roofed a number of monastic buildings to the S were in a ruinous state (ibid.). In the 1827 a new cathedral was built to the S of St. Ailbe's well as indicated on the 1st edition OS 6-inch map, however, this was dismantled in 1877 and the stones were taken to build a church in Monard (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 12 May 2014
- TS065-013003 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In the NE quadrant of the graveyard. This is traditionally known as St. Ailbe's well. The circular well is now covered in mass concrete, 0.4m above the ground and 1.92m in diameter. There is a square aperture in the concrete, 0.28m wide, which gives very limited access to the well water. Originally the well was a circular well (int. diam. 1.2m; D 5.2m) with dry stone walling on top of which was placed a cut stone limestone surround of 19th century date. According to the OS Letters(O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 40) the stone shaft of the wall is c. 7m deep. Traditionally this holy well was visited on the feast day of St. Ailbe, the 12th of September. In 1898 the well was still being used to supply the village with water (Long 1898, 173-4). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 12 May 2014
- TS065-013004 Cross - High cross
Description
In the SW quadrant of the graveyard. This is traditionally known as St. Ailbe's cross. It is a sandstone imperforate ringed cross, 1.48m high and 0.19m deep, the top arm is 0.32m wide and there is a tapering shaft which is 0.4m wide at the bottom. The head of the cross is 0.57m wide, the side arms are very short, only projecting out 3cm. The west and east faces of the cross differ slightly in that the east face is more of a latin cross while the arms of the west face are thicker and do not have differentiated terminals (Harbison 1992, 87). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-013005 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In grassland on a W-facing slope of rising ground located 250m NW of St. Aible's graveyard. This well is marked on the latest edition OS 6-inch map as 'site of', however, on inspection it would seem that the well is under a large rock. The rock is partly supported by smaller stones and water appears to be visible through a small gap in the stone. The well (D 0.7m; int. diam. 1.80m) itself appears to be enclosed by a circular dry-stone wall of which three courses are visible with a possible corbelled roof all of which is built with local sandstone rubble. The well appears to have been built at the base of a large rock outcrop of red sandstone (H 1.20m; L 4m; Wth 1.1m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-013006 Graveyard
Description
Large rectangular shaped graveyard (dims. 80m N-S; 90m E-W) at the S end of the village of Emly atop high ground with good views in all directions in which was located a church, cathedral, stone cross and holy well, there are many fine examples of 18th and 19th-century headstones within the graveyard. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-013007 Church
Description
In the centre of Emly graveyard (TS065-013006-), immediately S of St. Ailbes Well (TS065-013003-) there is a church indicated on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map, to the S of holy well and to the E of the site of the cathedral (TS065-013002-). There is no visible trace of this church at ground level. This may have been a medieval church built from the fabric of the cathedral or it may have been the church which was built in the 19th century. In 1827 a new cathedral was built to the S of St. Ailbe's well as indicated on the first edition OS 6-inch map. However, this was dismantled in 1877 and the stones were taken to build a church in Monard (O'Dwyer and O'Dwyer 1987, 1-29). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-013008 Graveslab
Description
The base of a medieval floriated graveslab (dims 0.3m x 0.27m x 0.07m) is now incorporated into the N boundary wall of the yard of the RC church at Emly near the E end of the church beside a carved bishops head which has also been incorporated into the boundary wall. The limestone slab is decorated with an incised trefoil pattern with double incised lines which represents the base of a floriated graveslab of 13th/14th-century date. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-013009 Architectural fragment
Description
Incorporated in the S face of the N boundary wall of the yard of the RC church near the E gable of the church. One of three architectural fragments with carved heads (also TS065-013010- and TS065-013011-) from the former cathedral (TS065-013002-). The capital of an engaged column with carved head and vine leaf decoration of 13th-century date. It is a male head, the facial features of which are eroded, the hair is curled and is denoted by ribbing. It probably formed part of a window, possibly the capital at the springing of the arch of an inner window embrasure. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 May 2014
And 11 more.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
- Area
- 152.9 ha
- 378 acres
- Land parcels
- 40
- registered freehold, median 5,826 m² (0.58 ha, 1.44 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 6
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Bartoose, from 162 m² to 241,459 m² (24.15 ha, 59.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 29 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Bartoose 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
10 Apr 2026Conditional
construction of a slatted tank and a loose straw bedded cattle house and covered cattle crush handling facilities
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2640
2 Apr 2026N/a
slatted tank and loose straw bedded cattle house and covered cattle crush handling facilities
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2637
25 Mar 2026N/a
slatted tank and loose straw bedded cattle house and covered cattle crush handling facilities
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2635
30 Jan 2025Conditional
the as-built two storey extension to rear of existing dwelling house together with all associated site works
Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2560057
14 Feb 2020Conditional
demolition of an existing dwelling house, construction of a new dwelling house, a domestic garage, waste water treatment unit and site related works
Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 20134
20 Dec 2019N/a
demolition of an existing dwelling house, construction of a new dwelling house, a domestic garage, waste water treatment unit and site related works
Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19601458
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 Bartoose.
Recorded monuments
- TS065-012 Ringfort - rath
Description
On top of a slight rise, on a slight SSW-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Roughly circular raised area (dims. 22m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by an earthen scarped edge (Wth 5-6m; H 1.7-2.4m) that has been cut back and straightened off at NE-E where a NW-SE orientated farm track abuts the edge of the ringfort. The original entrance appears to be on the S side where a broad irregular ramp (Wth 9m) slopes down from the interior. The interior slopes slightly facing S and is clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-014001 Enclosure
Description
In gently undulating improved pasture. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but visible in an aerial photograph (Air Corps V. 263/86-7) as a circular area (diam. c. 30m). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-014002 Field system
Description
In gently undulating improved pasture. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but visible in an aerial photograph (Air Corps V. 263/86-7) as linear divisions delineating small fields. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-015001 Field system
Description
In gently undulating improved pasture. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but visible in an aerial photograph (OS 2432) as linear divisions delineating small fields. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-015002 Enclosure
Description
In gently undulating improved pasture. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but visible in an aerial photograph (Ordnance Survey 2432) as a circular area (diam. c. 15m). Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-048 Barrow - ring-barrow
Description
In level tillage reverting to pasture. Views are moderate in all directions. No visible surface trace at ground level. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Recorded by Will Forbes (pers. comm. on file). No dimensions on file. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-053 Linear earthwork
Description
Extending across a slight SSE-facing slope in reclaimed pasture overlooking slightly lower ground to the S. A ditch barrow (TS065-072----) is located c. 150m to the S. Not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch map but visible in an aerial photograph (Bruff No. 5/2082) as a linear feature (L c. 500m; Wth c. 10m). No definite visible surface trace at ground level. This feature skirts the N side of an area known to have been a lake in the past and may be an early route way across the area. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS065-071 Barrow - ditch barrow
Description
In low-lying level wet reclaimed pasture. Identified during field survey by Mark Keegan (5/11/2004). Circular area (diam. 5m) defined by an irregular shallow fosse (overall Wth 2-2.5m; Wth at base 1-1.5m; D 0.1m). The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. According to local information, the barrow has a more regular form prior to the reclamation of the area. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 16 September 2014
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Bartoose.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Bartoose, 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
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Bartoose.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Bartoose, Emly5 sales
The townland
- Name
- Bartoose · Beartús
- Area
- 1,529,173 m² (152.92 ha, 377.87 acres)
- Civil parish
- Emly, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Electoral division
- Emly, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 682 people lived in 258 households in the Emly electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 22% of homes were built since 2001. 21% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ballycurrane, Ballyholahan East, Ballyhone, Ballynaveen, Drumcomoge, Emly, Gortvunatrime, Moanmore
- Placenames
- Bartoose 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.