Friarstown

157 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Friarstown, from 16 m² to 478,809 m² (47.88 ha, 118.32 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 67 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 Friarstown 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.

• 6 Dec 2025Conditional

  the construction of a rear sunroom and attic conversion

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2561283

• 25 Jul 2025Conditional

  construction of an agricultural shed with slatted tank, a dungstead and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 25252

• 2 Apr 2024Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling extension & renovations to an existing dwelling & for permission for retention of a domestic garage

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460279

• 27 Oct 2023Conditional

  a new domestic dwelling, new garage, wastewater treatment system & polishing filter, entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360790

• 21 Jul 2023Conditional

  (a) an extension as constructed to the dwelling house, (b) the existing garage as constructed on the site, (c) the existing dog grooming and doggy daycare building as constructed on the site and all associated works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 23386

• 23 Dec 2020Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling, domestic garage, site entrance, installation of on-site effluent treatment system and all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 201416

• 21 Jan 2019Conditional

  a two storey dwelling to include shared use of existing vehicular entrance and passage to adjoining dwelling house and lodge, installation of wastewater treatment and associated development works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 1938

• 1 Nov 2018Conditional

  construction of an extension to the side of existing house, internal modifications and alterations to elevations of existing house, new domestic waste water treatment plant with polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181067

• 20 Nov 2017Conditional

  the construction of a dwelling house, proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance walls, garage and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 171077

• 17 Nov 2017Conditional

  construction of a storey and a half style dwelling house, garage, entrance, proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 171071

• 3 Oct 2017Conditional

  rear extensions comprising sunroom and study and utility, retention of car port and retention of steel framed shed to the rear of the house all for private residential and ancillary use and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 17914

• 21 Jul 2017Conditional

  the construction of a two storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage, wastewater treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17698

• 14 Mar 2017Conditional

  sunroom, conversion of existing garage to playroom, study & washroom in conjunction with family home, also steel garden unit & all ancillary site works

  Retention, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17224

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 Friarstown.

Recorded monuments

• LI023-030 Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture. Rectangular structure (dims. internal 5.7m N-S; 13m E-W) defined by remains of sod-covered stone wall (Wth 0.8m; L 1.2m; ext. H 1.55m) of roughly coursed and mortared limestone at N, E and S; best preserved at W-end of S wall. Collapse along W-side of monument, S-end of E-wall and off-centre to W in S-wall. Interior is higher than exterior at W, where wall has collapsed inwards and is grassed over. Low earthen mound encloses wall to S and W-sides; gap off-centre to W of S-side. Interior covered by bracken and briars. Remains of friary of Franciscan Third Order Regular (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 270). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 1 November 2013

• LI023-031 Graveyard
  Description

  In gently undulating pasture, on N bank of Camoge River. No visible surface trace of 'Grave Yard' marked on 1840 OS map on N bank of river. This area now covered by linear spoil heap (Wth c. 4-5m) of material dredged from the river in 1978; landowner remembers area with low, uninscribed gravemarkers before the dredging. Friary (LI023-030----) c. 60m to N. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 12 November 2013

• LI023-032 Standing stone
  Description

  In front lawn of modern bungalow. Stone (2.2m N-S; 1.85m E-W; H 1.4m) is sub-oval in plan with no distinct orientation. It is weathered and covered in lichens. Named 'Leagaun' on 1928 edition OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 12 November 2013

• LI023-033 Standing stone
  Description

  Roadside, adjacent to concrete-block wall. No visible surface trace of stone named 'Cloghleagaun' on 1928 OS 6-inch map. Described in 1840 as 'a stone called Cloch a Líagáin which measures five feet [1.5m] in height and three feet [0.9m] in diameter, stands erect in a green field in (near) the centre of the townland of Friarstown and a few yards to the west of Ahanvocky [Ahavackig], Aith an Bhacaigh' (OSL Caherelly Parish, 101). Recorded in 1916 as lying 'prostrate' beside an 'old road' (LI023-035----) called 'Boherliagan' (Lynch 1916-19, 11). Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 16 January 2019

• LI023-034 Standing stone
  Description

  In level pasture.. No visible surface trace of stone named 'Leagaun' on 1928 OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 12 November 2013

• LI023-035 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  Existing roads over site of trackway so although its route exists, there is no visible surface trace of original trackway. Present road aligned by mixture of earthen and hedgerow field boundaries and modern walls where houses are, and post & wire fencing in places also. Two standing stones (LI023-032---- and LI023-033----) close to west of road and one stone (LI023-034----) a little further to W. Named 'Boherleagaun' on latest ed. OS 6-inch map (1928). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 12 November 2013

• LI023-205 Enclosure
  Description

  In wet, water-shaped pasture, 120m E of a watercourse. Ring-barrow (LI023-242----) 15m to S. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a suboval-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 13301: AP 4/3656). Monument is visible as a suboval-shaped earthwork (approx. 24m N-S; 19m E-W) on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 01/10/2015. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 01/10/2015 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 13301. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 4 September

• LI023-214 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On low-lying, improved wet pasture 10m E of a land drain and a plot of forestry and 15m S of a farm trackway. A townland boundary with Friarstown lies 200m to E and the Camoge River lies 230m to S. Ring-barrow (LI023-243----) lies 14m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified as a circular-shaped cropmark by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 13401: AP 4/3656). Monument is visible as a circular-shaped earthwork (diam. 15m) on OSi aerial orthophoto taken 2005-2012 and is evident as an oblong-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 25/03/2017. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 25/03/2017 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled Bruff 13401. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 6 September 2020

• LI023-242 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On flat pasture 500m N of the Camoge River and the townland boundary with Ballingoola. The enclosure (LI023-205----) is located 25m NW. The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps or on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 13302; AP 4/3656) as a ring-barrow. The monument is not visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 13302 and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 1 September 2020

• LI023-243 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On undulating ground within a small flat field in pasture 245m N of the Camoge River and the townland boundary with Ballingoola. Eenclosure (LI023-214----) located 7m to W. The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps or visible on the OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12. Identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 13402; AP 4/3656) as a ring-barrow. The site of the monument is visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimages taken 16/03/2016 and 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site labelled Bruff 13402 and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 1 September 2020

• LI023-244 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  On flat pasture 280m N of the Camoge River and the townland boundary with Ballingoola. The townland boundary with Ballyblake is 200m W. Ring-barrows (LI023-214/243----) located 150m W. The ring-barrow is not depicted on historic OSi maps or visible on the OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12. Identified by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff AP 4/3656) as a ring-barrow defined by a circular fosse (ext. diam. c. 9m). The site of the monument is visible on the most recent Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. See attached Bruff survey image showing the site and Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 1 September 2020

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Friarstown.

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 Friarstown, about 1 in 10 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.

• Friarstown, Grange19 sales

Name

Friarstown · Baile na mBráthar

Area

3,046,758 m² (304.68 ha, 752.87 acres)

Civil parish

Rochestown, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Ballybricken, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,932 people lived in 646 households in the Ballybricken electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballingoola, Ballyblake, Ballybricken North, Caherelly West, Carriganattin, Friarstown South, Grange, Luddenmore, Rochestown, Rockstown, Skool

Placenames

Friarstown 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.