Shanid Lower

68 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Shanid Lower, from 40 m² to 399,753 m² (39.98 ha, 98.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Shanid Lower 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.

• 17 Feb 2022Conditional

  change of house and garage design from that previously granted under planning reference 21/107 with associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22176

• 7 Jul 2021Refused

  construction of a dwelling house and detached domestic garage, mechanical aeration unit and soil polishing filter, new site entrance and all associated ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21957

• 5 Feb 2021Conditional

  construction of a bungalow style dwelling, garage, entrance, driveway, waste water treatment system with eco-flo filter and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 21107

• 25 Feb 2020Conditional

  construction of detached single storey dwelling, on-site waste water treatment system and percolation area, new vehicular entrance and all ancillary works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 20160

• 22 Jul 2019Conditional

  elevational changes, including increase in height of the dwelling house constructed under planning reference 02/1526

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 19719

• 17 May 2019N/a

  elevational changes, including increase in height of the dwelling house constructed under planning reference 02/1526

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 19486

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 the townland of Shanid Lower.

Recorded monuments

• LI019-001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In marshy pasture, on SSE-facing slope. Oval area (24.8m N-S; 18.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.25m; ext. H 1.8m) with external waterlogged fosse (D 0.6m; Wth 1.8). Bank best preserved at NE; slight dip in bank at SE (Wth 1.4). Enclosure is crossed by field boundary (H 1m) as a chord across interior ENE->WNW. Low earthen bank (H 0.3m) extends from enclosing bank to S for c. 20m before fading out. Level interior is under pasture N of field boundary but covered by dense overgrowth S of it. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-074 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular area (53.1m N-S; 54.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (Wth 4.9m; D 1.1m). Bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 4.3m), covered with briars, becomes scarp-like NNW->N (int. H 0.3m). Rough break in bank (Wth 4.2m) at E. Fosse is waterlogged along N arc, narrows along S arc (Wth 3.5m), and has rubbish dumped into it where deepest at W. Counterscarp earthen bank (H 0.35m) runs along outer edge of fosse NNW->NE and ENE->E. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to E. Field boundaries abut enclosure at ESE and SSW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-075 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In area of waste ground, on break in SE-facing slope, immediately N of sheer scarp into ravine with heaps of earth and stone dumped along edge. Monument, depicted as circular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-076 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, atop hillock. Circular area (diam. 33.5m) defined by scarped edge, with external fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.1m) WNW->NNE. Scarp (H 2m; Wth 3m), best preserved at SE, lowers at SW (H 0.6m; Wth 1.45m). Counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.4m) at NNW. Interior, covered with briars over W half and along verges but otherwise under rough pasture, slopes down gently to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-077 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on SSE-facing slope immediately below brow of hill. Circular area (43.7m N-S; 45.6m E-W) enclosed by three concentric earth-and-stone banks with intervening fosses. Inner bank (int. H 1.9m; ext. H 4.5m), covered with gorse on sheer external face, is denuded by cattle NW->NNW. Middle bank (int. H 2m; ext. H 1m) has traces of stone facing atop external face along S arc. Outer bank (ext. H 0.65), best preserved SE->W, does not survive W->NW and NNE->ESE. Inner fosse (Wth 3.7m) is waterlogged with a rough causeway across it at SE matched by a gap in inner (Wth 5m) and middle (Wth 2.9m) banks. Outer fosse (Wth 1.4m; D 0.5m) is very shallow and survives only where outer bank is present. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to SE. There is a roughly circular rise (10m N-S x 8.2m E-W; H 0.4m) just SW-of-centre, and a sub-rectangular area (11.6m NW-SE x 5.9m E-W) enclosed by a low earth-and-stone bank (H 0.3m) to NE-of-centre. Field boundary clips line of outer bank W->NW. Earth-and-stone bank (H 0.6m), on E-W axis, abuts outer bank at ESE. Remains of a similar low linear bank run down-slope further to NE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-078 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On SE-facing slope, on N edge of sheer fall into ravine. Oval area (26.5m N-S; c. 30m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank SW->SE and defined by scarped edge SE->SW. Bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2.9m), best preserved along NE arc, lowers at SW (ext. H 1.2m). Scarp (H 2.35m; Wth 3.3m) drops to natural ledge (Wth 3.1m) above top of ravine S->WSW. Field boundary skirts around base of scarp (3.75m outside it) W->NNW. Interior, heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth, slopes down to S. Degraded earth-and-stone field boundary abuts enclosure at SSE; another field boundary which abutted at NE has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-079 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In low-lying marshy pasture, near base of NNE-facing hill slope. Sub-circular area (23.2m N-S; 21.8m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank E->W and defined by scarped edge W->E. Bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.45m), heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth, lowers at SE (ext. H 0.75m). Scarp (H 1.25m; Wth 4m), best preserved NNW->E, becomes very low W->NNW (H 0.2m; Wth 2m). Break in bank (Wth 1.85m) at SE. Interior, covered with flag irises, slopes down gently to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-080 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle NNE-facing slope; in SW corner of field c. 70m to the NW of Waterpark House. No evident surface trace of castle. Low natural-looking rise (18.6m N-S; 10.5m E-W; H 0.9m) with stream beside to W. Described in late-16th century as 'square, 50 feet wide outside the walls, and 30 feet wide … five separate rooms or chambers and two stories ... all the roofs entirely gone' (Westropp (1906-7, 244). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-083 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on steep SE-facing slope. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. Numerous dips occur in field but no clear surface trace evident of enclosure. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-085 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on steep SSE-facing hill slope. Circular area (28.9m N-S; 30.9m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank which has been straightened and incorporated into field boundary system WSW->WNW and NE->SE. Bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.55m; Wth ), masked by vegetation overgrowth, is best preserved SE->SSW. Break in bank at WSW (Wth 0.9m), and gap worn across bank by cattle at NNE. Interior, under rough pasture, slopes down to SSE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-086 Enclosure
  Description

  In low-lying pasture, on gentle N-facing slope, on S verge of large marsh. Roughly oval area (60m N-S; 72.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 3.3m). Bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.25m) best preserved NE->SSW, becomes low and flat-topped (Wth 1.05m) W->N, and eroded to scarped edge (H 0.7m; Wth 3.15m) SSW->W and NW->NE. Fosse, best preserved at ENE, is partially obscured along S arc by proximity of field boundary. Causeway (Wth 7m) across fosse at SW matched by slight dip in scarp. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to N except S third which is level. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• LI019-252 Fulacht fia
  Description

  In a marshy hollow in otherwise level pasture. A section of a N-S field boundary is composed of burnt material (L along boundary 5.5m; H 0.6m). This material is probably derived from the drain running along the E side of the boundary, though no further burnt material is evident along the sides of drain nor on the ground at either side of the boundary. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Waterpark House, country house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1810. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and limestone eaves course. Roughcast render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings having remains of six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with limestone sills and internal timber shutters. Elliptical-headed opening having spoked fanlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors with sidelights having flanking timber Doric style pilasters. Gable-fronted outbuilding to west with pitched slate roof and snecked limestone walls. Elliptical-headed carriage arch having dressed limestone voussoirs. Pair of chamfered limestone piers to south.

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).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Shanid Lower, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Shanid Lower.

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.

• Shanid Lower, Shanagolden6 sales

Name

Shanid Lower · Seanaid Íochtarach

Area

2,188,011 m² (218.8 ha, 540.67 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmoylan, and its townlands

Barony

Shanid

Electoral division

Shanid, the unit of the census

Census 2022

542 people lived in 208 households in the Shanid electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyane, Ballycormick, Briskagh, Clashganniff, Cloonty, Cloonyclohassy, Moig, Shanid Upper

Placenames

Shanid Lower 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.