Gortnabarnan
Gortnabarnan is a townland in the civil parish of Cullen, barony of Clanwilliam, Co. Tipperary. Its name in Irish is Gort na Bearna.
Parcel 542712
- Area
- 131,517 m² (13.15 ha, 32.5 acres)
- Buildings
- 2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 89 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
- Gortnabarnan
Planning applications on this parcel
No planning application touches this parcel in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 2 recorded monuments.
- LI033A005 Ritual site - holy well
Description
In gentle depression of improved pasture, within the E angle of a field boundary (and at the convergence of three different field boundaries), and is in Co. Limerick, approx. 16m N of the county boundary. A natural spring (dims. 0.9m E-W; 0.75m N-S) defined by a low drystone wall (H 0.7m; T at base 0.75m; T at top 0.5m). The well is open (Wth 0.75m) to the W where a metal bar (long axis N-S) located 0.7m below the wall top is used to tie the walls together. There are three steps down into the well (D 0.55m) which is roofed by a D-shaped flat capstone (T 0.08m; H 1.6m above base of the well), which has split across the centre. On top of the capstone, within an arched metal covering which is open to the W and painted blue, there is a quern stone, painted white, two small statues of Our Lady, a cup, flowers in vases and a candle. Water flows downwards from the well to the SSE and into a neighbouring field which is flat and poorly drained. According to local information this well is known as 'Our Lady's Well' and is visited on the Feast of Our Lady, the 15th of August, by visitors from both sides of the county boundary and it was traditional to walk around the field five times saying the rosary and then take a drink from the well. According to Ó Danachair (1955, 206) the well moved when clothes were washed in it. Folklore collected from Monard National Co. Tipperary recorded the following tradition about this holy well; 'There is a well in Ballylahiff locally known as Our Lady's Well. At one time it was in Mr. Ryan's land, and through ill usage it removed where it now is in Mr. Haye's Land. People from the district came and do rounds there on the Patronday 15th August. If you have faith and ask requests Our Lady will grant them when you have nine rounds given. The stream from the well is believed to cure, and is very well known' (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 218; accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4922288/4867385/5053769?ChapterID=4922288). See attached photos taken in 1954 by Caoimhín Ó Danachair, courtesy of and © National Folklore Collection, UCD. The Photographic Collection, F025.21.00188 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31132; F025.21.00185 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/16994 and F025.21.00186 accessible online at www.duchas.ie/en/cbeg/31130. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 7 October 2020
- TS058-031 Fulacht fia
Description
On level ground at the base of a slight N-facing slope, 10m to the S of an E-W flowing stream, in gently undulating wet pasture. Crescent-shaped mound (dims. 14m ENE-WSW; 5.5m NNW-ESE; H 0.7m) of earth and stone with the opening (Wth 12m) facing SSE. No trace of a trough is visible. A small spread of what appears to be heat shattered sandstone is visible on the summit of the mound. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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
- 57.2 ha
- 141 acres
- Land parcels
- 13
- registered freehold, median 7,434 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
13 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortnabarnan, from 177 m² to 131,517 m² (13.15 ha, 32.5 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Gortnabarnan 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
No planning application touches the townland of Gortnabarnan in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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 Gortnabarnan.
Recorded monuments
- TS058-031 Fulacht fia
Description
On level ground at the base of a slight N-facing slope, 10m to the S of an E-W flowing stream, in gently undulating wet pasture. Crescent-shaped mound (dims. 14m ENE-WSW; 5.5m NNW-ESE; H 0.7m) of earth and stone with the opening (Wth 12m) facing SSE. No trace of a trough is visible. A small spread of what appears to be heat shattered sandstone is visible on the summit of the mound. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS058-032 Moated site
Description
Near the top of a slight N-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Rectangular area (dims. 36m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by a substantial flat-topped earthen bank (overall Wth 4.4-4.8m; Wth at top 1.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.3-1.8 m) with a wide flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth at base 4m; overall Wth 4.7-5.1m; D 0.7-1.1m). The bank has been increased in height (int. H 1.5m) and the fosse infilled NE-SE where a N-S orientated lane that abuts the E side of the moated site. The outer edge of the fosse has been incorporated into a modern N-S orientated field boundary. A spring well is located centrally in the base of the fosse at the SW corner. The well (dims. 0.6m by 0.6m; D 0.4m) is roughly rectangular and lined on the W, S and E sides by drystone walls of rubble sandstone. An irregular muddy outflow channel extends N along the base of the fosse. A break (Wth 5m) in the bank at the W end of the N side marks the position of the original entrance. A modern stone causeway (Wth 5m) extends E-W from the entrance across the fosse at the NW. The interior slopes slightly facing N, is dry and clear of overgrowth. A slightly raised roughly ovoid area (dims. 12m N-S; 10m E-W) located on the SW side of the interior and ringed with mature ash trees is of uncertain significance. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS058-033 Ringfort - rath
Description
On top of a locally prominent gently sloping hillock, in gently undulating pasture. Shown as a hachured circular area on the 1843 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as the presently surviving semi-circular area on the 1906 edition. Semi-circular slightly raised area (dims. 37m NNE-SSW; 18m WNW-ESE) defined by a steeply sloping scarp of earth and stone (Wth 1.75m; H 1m) with a possible external fosse (overall Wth 2m) SSW-NNE. The outer line of the possible fosse is now shown by a large modern field bank that lies 2m outside the external base of the scarped edge SW-N. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior slopes slightly facing SE and is clear of overgrowth. A natural rock outcrop, known locally as a mass-rock (TS058-033001-), is located in the SW quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
- TS058-033001 Mass-rock
Description
On top of a gently sloping hillock, in the SW quadrant of a ringfort (TS058-033----), in gently undulating pasture. According to local tradition, this was the location of a mass-rock. The mass-rock consists of a natural flat-topped outcrop (dims. 3.8m NW-SE; 1.8m NE-SW; H 0.8m) that appears to be of heavily eroded limestone. The surface is uneven and partially covered with moss and grass. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gortnabarnan.
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 Gortnabarnan, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- Terrain model
- The Geological Survey did not answer.
- 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
No address of the register names Gortnabarnan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.
The townland
- Name
- Gortnabarnan · Gort na Bearna
- Area
- 571,522 m² (57.15 ha, 141.23 acres)
- Civil parish
- Cullen, and its townlands
- Barony
- Clanwilliam
- Electoral division
- Cullen, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 284 people lived in 111 households in the Cullen electoral division. 80% of households owned their home. 25% of homes were built since 2001. 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardlaman, Ballinulty, Ballygodoon, Ballylahiff (Co. Limerick), Milltown, Russelstown
- Placenames
- Gortnabarnan 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.