Coolkereen

Area

817 m²

Buildings

No building touches it.

Zoning

G1 Amenity (Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans) The objective
S5 Social and Public (Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans) The objective

Townland

Coolkereen

Planning applications on this parcel

• 1 Sept 2023Conditional

  replacement of existing sub-standard pitch flood lights and poles (4 No.) with new light pillars and upgraded pitch lighting (4 No.) - LED type

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 23236

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 8 recorded monuments.

• TN022-070 Settlement deserted - medieval
  Description

  Situated on flat pasture in undulating countryside. In the Civil Survey (1654-6) Toomevara is described as 'the sd manor of Tome ye priviledge of a Court Leete & a Court Barron, a Fayre twice a yeare, & a markett every Tuesday' (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 213). No earthworks visible at ground level in or around the modern village. 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

• TN022-070001 Church
  Description

  Situated in the centre of the village with Augustinian priory (TN022-070002-) located 60m to the S. The poorly preserved remains of the N wall of a possible rectangular church building composed of roughly coursed limestone rubble (Wall T. 1m; L 24.8m) with a possible priest's chamber at the W end. The wall is orientated on an E-W axis. The site has been greatly altered by clean up schemes in the area. A flat-headed doorway and window embrasures have been altered so as to make it impossible to determine their original form. A double-ope stoup inserted in the E jamb of a destroyed doorway is the only architectural feature visible (Timoney 1971, 77). The stoup is decorated with a foliage design and an angel holding a shield. The wall construction different from that of the nearby priory suggesting a different date for the construction of this building. It may have been a late medieval parish church associated with the village of Toomevara. It is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). A cross-inscribed slab (TN022-070004-), now lost, was recovered from the vicinity of the church (Gleeson 1951-2, 133). Killanin and Duignan mention that until recently there was a ninth/tenth-century gravestone (TN022-070004-) near the E doorway of the church and that this church was possibly built on the site of St Donán's monastery (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 443). It is also possible that this was a domestic building associated with the nearby abbey complex. The site is separated from the abbey by a modern roadway. This building is depicted as a church on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map. According to the OS Namebooks there is a belief that the graveyard (TN022-070003-) extended from the abbey to the present building. According to Gleeson this building may have been the remains of 'O'Meara's castle of 1541, or the 'ruined chambers thatched' of 1597' (Gleeson 1951-2, 134). In 1597, Archbishop Miler Magrath had a grant of 'the site circuit and precinct of the late Priory of Thome' with a 'butt of a ruined castle with certain ruined chambers thatched' (Gleeson 1951-2, 133). 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

• TN022-070002 Religious house - Augustinian friars
  Description

  Augustinian priory Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside in the centre of Toomevara village with church ruins (TN022-070001-) 70m to the N and R.C. Chapel immediately to S. The poorly preserved remains of an Augustinian priory dedicated to St Mary which was founded some time after 1140 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 155) possibly on the site of an earlier monastic centre dedicated to St Donain. A cross-inscribed slab (TN022-070004-), now lost, was recovered from the vicinity of the abbey (Gleeson 1951-2, 133). The priory was a daughter-house of Monaincha (TN018-001001-) (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 155) and appears to have been strongly associated with the ruling O'Meara dynasty. In 1450 the warden pleaded that, on account of poverty, the value being under 16 marks he and his convent could not be decently maintained, nor repair the cloister and other buildings, most of which had been burnt down during wars (ibid., 195). Donogh O'Meara was building a castle here in 1541 (Gleeson 1951-2, 133). In 1597 Miler mac Grath was granted the 'site, circuit and precint of the late priory of Thome' with a 'butt of a ruined castle with certain ruined chambers thatched' (ibid., 133). At the dissolution the property of the priory of Toomevara is listed as 'one castle, wall and other buildings on the site' (Gleeson and Leask 1938, 213). The present remains consist of a long rectangular building (int. dims. 6.4m N-S; 21m E-W approx.; wall T 1.15m) of which the E end is destroyed, built with roughly coursed limestone and sandstone rubble with base-batter visible. The main doorway located off-centre to the W on the S wall, consists of a pointed limestone doorway with hood-moulding of fifteenth/sixteenth-century date. The inner arch of the doorway is set into a block of protruding masonry like an inner porch which projects into the church. The E end of the S wall appears to be a later insertion and there is evidence of an original doorway blocked up by later masonry to the E of the present doorway. The N wall has a possible destroyed doorway off-centre to the W and there is an ivy-clad window at the W end. The W gable has a destroyed window also covered in ivy with a bellcote surmounting the apex. In the centre of the N wall is a single-light sandstone window with moulded jambs and floral decorated spandrels, the head of which is obscured by ivy. A seventeenth-century wall plaque (TN022-070005-) sits off-centre to the E on the inner face of the S wall. The Latin inscription on the limestone plaque is provided by Gleeson (1982, 469), who also gives the translation as 'While the renowned offspring of O'Meara reposes in this tomb. To whom O Traveller happily open Heaven by thy prayer. To William. To Ellen Bourke open heaven. By the merits of his blood he made possible that path. He snatched thrones from earth. Let this marble be a witness to thee O reader, 1664 henceforth from Evil'. Architectural fragments from the church are inserted as possible headstones in the surrounding graveyard. There is a possible cloister area to the N of the abbey and the poorly preserved remains of a rectangular building (TN022-070001-) also to the N may be part of the abbey complex. A late fifteenth-century effigial tomb (TN022-070006-) described by Hunt (1974, vol. 1, 94, 96, 231) lies outside the S wall at the E end of the church. The early medieval abbey was probably rebuilt and converted into a parish church in the late medieval period. To see a 3D model of the S doorway, visit; https://skfb.ly/oxJsA To see a 3D model of the N window, visit; https://skfb.ly/oxNSo 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. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 September 2022

• TN022-070003 Graveyard
  Description

  Situated in the centre of the village with a priory (TN022-070002-) to the S. The poorly preserved remains of the N wall of a possible rectangular church (TN022-070001-) building composed of roughly coursed limestone rubble with a possible priest's chamber at the W end. The wall is orientated on an E-W axis. The site has been greatly altered by clean up schemes in the area. A flat-headed doorway and window embrasures have been altered so as to make it impossible to determine their original form. A double-ope stoup inserted in the E jamb of a destroyed doorway is the only architectural feature visible (Timoney 1971, 77). The stoup is decorated with a foliage design and an angel holding a shield. The wall construction different from that of the nearby priory suggesting a different date for the construction of this building. It may have been a late medieval parish church associated with the village of Toomevara. It is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). Killanin and Duignan mention that until recently there was a ninth/tenth-century gravestone (TN022-070004-) near the E doorway of the church and that this church was possibly built on the site of St Donán's monastery (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 443). It is also possible that this was a domestic building associated with the nearby abbey complex. The site is separated from the abbey by a modern roadway. According to the OS Namebooks there is a belief that the graveyard extended from the abbey to the present building. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN022-070004 Cross-slab
  Description

  Situated in the centre of the village with an Augustinian priory (TN022-070002-) to the S. The poorly preserved remains of the N wall of a possible rectangular church (TN022-070001-) building composed of roughly coursed limestone rubble with a possible priest's chamber at the W end. It may have been a late medieval parish church associated with the village of Toomevara. It is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302). A cross-inscribed slab, now lost, was recovered from the vicinity of the abbey (Gleeson 1951-2, 133). Described by Gleeson as 'it was on this site (TN022-070001-) near the E door that the Cross Slab was found by Mr. Hunt on a loose heap of stones. It was later seen, photographed, and a rubbing taken by Mr. S. Stewart, Right Rev. Monsignor Moloney and the author. When the Society visited the site in May it had vanished. Enquiries reveal that some of the loose stones had been put into a dump in the interval and others built into a wall by County Council workers. Efforst have so far failed to tyrace the Cross Slab' (Gleeson 1951-2, 134). Killanin and Duignan mention that until recently there was a ninth/tenth-century gravestone or cross-slab near the E doorway of the church and that this church was possibly built on the site of St Donán's monastery (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 443). This cross-slab was photographed by the National Monuments Service in 1952 but was subsequently lost and has not been discovered since. It is possible that Killanin and Duignan recorded the same cross-slab that was photographed in 1952. The cross-slab consists of a possible incised Chi-Rho cross with bifurcating terminals on the lateral arms contained within an incised circle. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN022-070005 Memorial stone
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside in the centre of Toomevara village with a possible church ruins (TN022-070001-) to the N. The poorly preserved remains of an Augustinian priory (TN022-070002-) dedicated to St Mary which was founded some time after 1140 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 155) possibly on the site of an earlier monastic centre dedicated to St Donain. A seventeenth-century wall plaque sits off-centre to the E on the inner face of the S wall. The Latin inscription on the limestone plaque is provided by Gleeson (1982, 469), who also gives the translation as 'While the renowned offspring of O'Meara reposes in this tomb. To whom O Traveller happily open Heaven by thy prayer. To William. To Ellen Bourke open heaven. By the merits of his blood he made possible that path. He snatched thrones from earth. Let this marble be a witness to thee O reader, 1664 henceforth from Evil'. Architectural fragments from the priory are inserted as possible headstones in the surrounding graveyard. To see a 3D model of this memorial plaque, visit; https://skfb.ly/oxJsK Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN022-070006 Tomb - effigial
  Description

  Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside in the centre of Toomevara village with a possible church ruins (TN022-070001-) to the N. The poorly preserved remains of an Augustinian priory (TN022-070002-) dedicated to St Mary which was founded some time after 1140 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 155) possibly on the site of an earlier monastic centre dedicated to St Donain. A late fifteenth-century effigial tomb (dims. L 1.33m; top Wth 0.54m; base Wth 0.54m; T 0.17m) described by Hunt (1974, vol. 1, 94, 96, 231) lies outside the S wall at the E end of the Augustinian priory. Described by Gleeson as 'Outside the N wall is a 15th cent. Stone slab showing an ecclesiastic and inscribed in raised letters now partly erased. The name 'Joannes O'Meara' can be read' (Gleeson 1951-2, 133). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• TN022-070007 Font
  Description

  Sandstone octagonal shaped font (diam. 0.28m; H 0.32m) with each panel decorated with an incised quatrefoil pattern. This font is located in the SE corner of the graveyard to the E of the Augustinian priory (TN022-070002-). Beside the font are the remains of one section of an octagonal shaped column and base belonging to the font. The font has been taken inside the R.C Church where it has been erected close to the altar of the church Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of revised upload: 12 September 2022

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 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.

Flooding

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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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