Ballintotty

72 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballintotty, from 28 m² to 439,515 m² (43.95 ha, 108.61 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballintotty 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.

• 13 Nov 2022Conditional

  an extension to dwelling and outbuildings as constructed comprising a garage, a garden shed and a fuel store including all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260614

• 10 Nov 2022N/a

  an extension to the dwelling and outbuildings as constructed, comprising a garage, a garden shed and a fuel store, including all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260606

• 28 Mar 2022Conditional

  modifications and alterations to dwellinghouse to include internal alterations, revised elevations and the construction of 4 dormers and a rooflight. Planning permission is also sought for the construction of a detached fuel shed and stores, alltogether with all associated works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2260141

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  first floor conversion works carried out when development granted permission under pl. ref. PLC/11871 were completed and also retention of storage sheds and garage as constructed

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2168

• 18 Aug 2017Conditional

  a) relocated house and garage position, b) converted attic living space including dormer windows and rooflights, c) As-constructed sunroom and rear porch

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 17600920

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 Ballintotty.

Recorded monuments

• TN021-052001 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the S-facing slope of a ridge in rolling pasture with a possible enclosure site (TN021-052002) c. 63m to the S. An irregularly shaped levelled enclosure. The upper D-shaped portion (dims. 61.7m N-S; 56m E-W), sloping S, is defined by a low bank (Wth 9.3m; int. H 1.37m; ext. H 0.14m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.32) visible in the W sector. The lower portion (diam. 48m N-S) is indicated at S by a curve in the field boundary. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-052002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situatued on the S-facing slope of a ridge in rolling pasture, c. 63m S of enclosure (TN021-052001). The N half of a possible enclosure was identified on an aerial photograph taken in 1973 (GSIAP, R.23/22). Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-053 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a S-facing slope, just off the crest of an E-W ridge, in pasture/tillage. A large enclosure (diam. 71.4m N-S; 58.8m E-W) defined by a bank, largely reduced to a scarp (H 1.35m) and overgrown with scrub, and a wide, flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 4.3m; D 1m). The fosse is less evident at W and is not visible at N. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-054 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on a SW-facing slope, just off the crest of a ridge in undulating terrain, under tillage. Depicted on the 1843 ed. OS 6-inch map as roughly square area with trees and hachured on the 1954-5 revision. Although levelled the complete circuit (diam. 29.3m) is visible as a cropmark, with the remains of the bank visible in the S half. Described in 1964 as a 'small slightly raised sub-rectangular plot of ground, apparently an old covert or tree-ring..[with] slight bank' (OPW file 1964). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-055 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated on an E-facing slope, on outcrop, with a river at the base of the slope to the E. In 1640 Matthew Kennedy was listed as the owner of 108 plantation acres of land in Ballintotty consisting of 90 acres arable, 12 acres pasture and 6 acres of meadow (Simington 1934, 255). The Civil Survey of 1654-56 recorded that 'upon the sd lands standeth a ruined Castle ye walls onely standing with a streame or brooke, whereon is a Millseate (TN021-091----) one Oarchard & eight Cabbins' (ibid.). Present remains consist of a four-storey tower house with parapet, (ext. dims. 11.7m x 9.2m; wall T 2m) composed of roughly coursed limestone rubble. The entrance, at ground level, is through a pointed doorway in the N end of the E wall leading to a lobby with a murder-hole overhead and a guardroom to the S. A pointed doorway opposite the main entrance leads to the ground-floor chamber and mural stairs to the N continue up through the N and W walls. A ledge (H 0.8m) along the E and W walls at ground-floor level appears to be a springer for a vault never completed. There are embrasures with flat-headed single-light windows in the E and W walls and wall cupboards in the W and N walls. A garderobe chute is visible at the E end of the S wall - the inner face has collapsed and the large exit is now blocked. This chute was accessible from mural chambers at both first and second-floor level. The first floor has central embrasures in the S and W walls, with lights broken out, and a large fireplace recess in the E wall. The second floor is accessed through a pointed doorway from the mural stairs in the W wall. There is a fireplace in the E wall at this level; the jambs are intact but the mantle is missing. Window embrasures in the N and S walls provide access to mural passages. All upper levels were carried on wooden floors supported by corbels, except the third floor which rests on a barrel vault. The main chamber at third-floor level is entered from the stairs in the S wall. There is a window embrasure in the E wall with wall cupboards on either side. In the W wall there is a blocked single-light with an embrasure converted into a fireplace and a large niche inserted to the S. The N wall has a two-light ogee-headed window and a mural chamber accessed from a doorway in the internal N wall. Garderobe chambers occupy the SW and NW angles. The stairs in the SE angle lead to a blocked garderobe chamber and the NE angle stairs lead up to a parapet. There are mural passages in the N and S walls at wall-walk level with the shadow of a gable roof visible on their internal faces. There is a chimney stack on the wall-walk of the E wall and a pair of corbels at the E end of the S wall and at the S end of the E wall which probably formerly supported a bartizan. The shadows of two gables are visible against the external E face - these buildings are illustrated in the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 201). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload/revision: 10 June 2015

• TN021-055001 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated on an E-facing slope, on outcrop, with a river at the base of the slope to the E. In the Patent Roll of James I in 1618 there is a reference to 'the castle, town and lands of Ballintote' which was part of the estate of Morogh Mc Rory Roe O'Kennedy (Cal. pat. Rolls, Ire., Jas I, 56). There are no earthworks visible at ground level in the vicinity of the tower house (21:55). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN021-058 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a NE-facing slope in gently undulating terrain. The site is densely overgrown with scrub and is enclosed by field boundaries. A roughly circular area enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.5m), a fosse (Wth 5m; D 1m) and a slight outer bank (Wth 2.3m; ext. H 0.27m). No visible entrance feature. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-059 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a slight N-facing slope in gently undulating pastureland. A circular enclosure (diam. 41.1m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.1m) and outer fosse (Wth 5.5m; ext. H 0.7m). A possible outer bank (Wth 1.7m; ext. H 0.4m) is visible only at N and there is a gap in the NW quadrant. A circular drainage ditch was dug into the interior forming a central platform, and the fosse was recut at S and W. The work post-dates the 1956 inspection of the monument (OPW Correspondence Files, 1956). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-070 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Situated on a NE-facing slope in undulating terrain. A raised, roughly oval-shaped area (diam. c. 53.5m N-S), heavily overgrown with scrub, defined by a bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.06m) and a possible shallow outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.23m). The interior slopes to N. No visible trace of an entrance feature. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-094001 House - indeterminate date
  Description

  Situated on the E-facing slope of a U-shaped river promontory. Excavations were undertaken here in advance of a major road construction scheme. The site took the form of a U-shaped river promontory (TN021-094002), defended by a fosse and earthen bank on the landward side. It measured 65m x 50m and was split into two parts by the erection of a second bank within the site itself. The fosse measured 5-6m in width and up to 1.5m in depth. The bank had maximum dimensions of 8m in width and 2m in height. A causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) was located at SW and was defended by a possibly stone-fronted gate-tower. A metalled and roughly paved roadway led through the outer enclosure to a gateway in the second bank leading to the inner part of the enclosure. The outer enclosure (TN021-094002) contains the remains of a house (ext. dims. 13.5m x 10m; int. dims. 10m x 6.5m) of which only the ground floor survived to a maximum height of 1.8m above foundation level. There was a cross-wall creating two rooms at ground-floor level. The partial remains of a spiral staircase were found within a projection in the north wall. Adjacent to this, and adjoining the western wall, was the base of a small latrine tower. The entrance to the house was on the ground floor but was only accessible along a narrow path between the house and the inner bank. The inner part of the enclosure revealed possible evidence of two smaller buildings constructed on timber sill beams. The enclosure and all buildings were contemporary and were dated on the grounds of direct association with glazed 13th-14th century pottery and Henry III coins. (Logue 2000, 188) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-094002 Enclosure
  Description

  Situated on the E-facing slope of a U-shaped river promontory. Excavations were undertaken here in advance of a major road construction scheme. The site took the form of a U-shaped river promontory, defended by a fosse and earthen bank on the landward side. It measured 65m x 50m and was split into two parts by the erection of a second bank within the site itself. The fosse measured 5-6m in width and up to 1.5m in depth. The bank had maximum dimensions of 8m in width and 2m in height. A causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) was located at SW and was defended by a possibly stone-fronted gate-tower. A metalled and roughly paved roadway led through the outer enclosure to a gateway in the second bank leading to the inner part of the enclosure. The outer enclosure contains the remains of a house (TN021-094001) of which only the ground floor survived to a maximum height of 1.8m above foundation level. There was a cross-wall creating two rooms at ground-floor level. The partial remains of a spiral staircase were found within a projection in the north wall. Adjacent to this, and adjoining the western wall, was the base of a small latrine tower. The entrance to the house was on the ground floor but was only accessible along a narrow path between the house and the inner bank. The inner part of the enclosure revealed possible evidence of two smaller buildings constructed on timber sill beams. The enclosure and all buildings were contemporary and were dated on the grounds of direct association with glazed 13th-14th century pottery and Henry III coins. (Logue 2000, 188) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

• TN021-098 Burnt mound
  Description

  Situated on flat poorly drained land with the Ballinotty River to S and a medieval house (TNO21-094001/002) 200m to the E. The site consisted of a roughly circular or oval burnt stone mound (c.18m x 13m; H 0.3-0.5m) with adjacent spreads of burnt stone visible. Approximately 5m E of the mound there was a marl embankment (dims. 31m E-W x 17m N-S) with evidence of a peat and burnt stone layer in its composition. A larger spread of burnt stones (dims. c.40-50m E-W x 14m N-S) was visible to the S of the embankment. A second burnt stone spread (dims. 12m x 8m; H 0.2m) located 10m to the N was excavated but produced no finds. (O'Brien 2000, 188). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN021-100 Fulacht fia
  Description

  The site was uncovered during monitoring/testing in advance of Nenagh Bypass. A low, burnt stone mound (dims. c.16m x 9m; D c.0.3-0.4m) with an unlined rectangular trough (dims. 2.4m x 1.2m; D 0.32m) filled with burnt stones (O'Brien 2000, 196). 'A post-hole was found at each internal corner of the trough edges. A possible pot boiler feature was “attached” to the north-west edge of the trough, and beside this was a shallow linear cut - the remains of a windbreak. A number of additional pits and/or smaller troughs were cut into natural at the north-east and east edges of the mound' (ibid.). Approximately 10m ESE of the burnt mound there was a roughly oval spread of burnt stones (dims. c.11m x 9m; D c.0.2m), beneath which were a number of pits/small troughs with further evidence of clusters of stake-holes (ibid.). 'The northern area between both sites had a metalled stone surface surrounding some of the pits, perhaps indicative of connecting pathways. Finds from both sites consisted of small quantities of animal bone and teeth, some chert flakes, unworked wood and charcoal' (ibid.). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN021-114 Enclosure
  Description

  A roughly D-shaped enclosure (overall diam. c. 30m NW-SE; c. 36m NE-SE; straight NW side L c. 27m), defined by a bank (Wth c. 8m) which is visible on satellite imagery (Google Earth, Image © 2024 Maxar Technologies, Imagery Date 16 December 2016 and Google Earth, Image © 2024 Maxar Technologies, Imagery Date 14 November 2022), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère.    Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballintotty, 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 moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

• Ballintotty, Nenagh7 sales

Name

Ballintotty · Baile an Totaigh

Area

3,131,445 m² (313.14 ha, 773.8 acres)

Civil parish

Lisbunny, and its townlands

Barony

Ormond Upper

Electoral division

Kilkeary, the unit of the census

Census 2022

663 people lived in 230 households in the Kilkeary electoral division. 91% of households owned their home. 31% of homes were built since 2001. 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballynalick, Clashnevin, Curraheen, Islandbawn, Kilconane, Knockalton Lower, Knockalton Upper, Rathfalla

Placenames

Ballintotty 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.