Ballycomisk

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballycomisk, from 1,175 m² to 272,724 m² (27.27 ha, 67.39 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 16 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 Ballycomisk 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.

No planning application touches the townland of Ballycomisk 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 the townland of Ballycomisk.

Recorded monuments

• TS061-094 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In pasture, on top of the S-end of a ridge (long axis NNW-SSE) at a height of 500ft OD. Excellent views in all directions. Oval mound (dims. 38m NNW-SSE; 34m ENE-WSW) defined by scarp (max. Wth 4.15m; H 0.6m) best preserved NE-SE. Possible causeway (Wth 4.5m) at W. Fosse SSW-SE is best preserved (max. overall Wth 7.65m; max basal Wth 2.4m; D 0.15m) NE-SE. Fosse is truncated by curvilinear field boundary SE-SSW, which is within fosse and respecting its curvature. Scant remains of outer bank (overall Wth 5.9m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.25m) SW-WNW. Gentle, oval depression (dims. c. 14m ENE-WSW; c. 12m NNW-SSE) off-centre to SSE which is covered by nettles. Depression is also clearly identifiable on aerial photographs (ASIAP (35) 17-20, 03/08/1996). This is a National Monument (no. 581). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-096 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In small, greenfield area of farmyard which has been modified beyond recognition. This monument is depicted on the 1st (1840) and 2nd (1952-54) ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular area (map overall diam. c. 50m) defined by a bank and was drawn as such in a sketch plan and sections in 1954 (OS Field Memorandums). Monument presently defined by a scarp NE-SW which appears to be incorporated into field boundary. Field boundary overgrown and covered in fir trees SE-SSW. Truncated by modern farmyard to W and farm trackway to N. Interior level and raised above height of ground level to E and S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-097 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on top of a ridge (long axis NNW-SSE). Excellent views in all directions. Circular area (dims. 44m NE-SW; 42m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (overall Wth 4m; Wth at top 0.75m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.65m) reduced to scarp in places. Entrance (overall Wth 8m; basal Wth 5.5m) at SSE. Intervening fosse (overall Wth 7.6m; basal Wth 2.7m; D 0.75m) SSW-E, is U-shaped. Outer bank (overall Wth 3.9m; Wth at top 1.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.75m) SSW-E, is eroded down in places. Outer bank is levelled and pushed into fosse SSW-E. Interior has a SSE-facing slope. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-098 Moated site
  Description

  In improved pasture, at the SSE-end of a ridge (long-axis NNW-SSE). Moated site to WSW consists of the remains of a sub-rectangular area (dims. 33m NNW-SSE; 32m ENE-WSW) defined by levelled scarp (Wth 6m; H 0.8m) to SSE and curvilinear depression of former field boundary to WSW. Possible remains of a linear scarp of WSW-side beyond same. Monument is levelled to NNW where a trackway now exists and it is levelled off downslope gradually to ENE. Remains are very uneven and lumpy along ENE-side. Interior is uneven and lumpy and there are two irregular depressions off-centre to SSE. Moated site (TS061-098001-) is conjoined to the ENE. Farm trackway (Wth 2.5m) is to immediate NNW. Both moated sites are depicted on the OS 6-inch 1952-54 ed. map as conjoined enclosures, this moated site is defined as a sub-rectangular are (dims. c. 48m ENE-WSW; c. 32m NNW-SSE) to WSW and the conjoined moated site (TS061-098001-) as a small, D-shaped area conjoined to ENE. The pond depicted in the interior of this moated site on the OS 6-inch 1952-54 ed. map has been backfilled. Ringfort (TS061-097----) is c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS061-098001 Moated site
  Description

  In improved pasture, at the SSE-end of a ridge (long-axis NNW-SSE). Moated site conjoined to another moated site (TS061-098----) to the WSW. It is completely levelled over a large area though traces of a levelled outline are visible along the SSE-side, where it follows a natural contour. Farm trackway (Wth 2.5m) is to immediate NNW. Both moated sites are depicted on the 1952-54 edition OS 6-inch map as conjoined enclosures, TS061-098---- is defined as a sub-rectangular area with an internal pond to WSW and TS061-098001- as a small, D-shaped area (dims. c. 35m NW-SE; 20m ENE-WSW) conjoined to the ENE. A sketch plan and sections of this monument were drawn in 1954 (OS Field Memorandums). Ringfort (TS061-097----) is c. 100m to NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS069-004 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope, enclosed by linear grove of trees to E and S. Sub-circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 14m E-W) defined by steep earthen scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.5m). NE-sector of scarp truncated by quarrying activities. External fosse (Wth 9.8m; D 0.8m) is well preserved all around monument and opens out into a semi-circular area (dims. 13m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) at NE, where the inner scarp of the monument has been truncated. Causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at NNE. Designated as a National Monument (No. 581) in 1979 due to quarrying activites (OPW file). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS069-005001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On gentle SE facing slope in undulating pasture. Ringfort (TS069-005002-) located c. 20m to SE and enclosure (TS069-012----) is clearly visible on top of hillock c. 400 m to ESE. Circular area (diam. 30m N-S; 29.2m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.2-7.7m; int. H 0.32m; et. H 1.17m), water-logged fosse (Wth 4.5; D 0.5-0.87m) and outer bank (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.73m) only visible from SE-S-SW. Interior is relatively cleara of vegetation, some small trees around the perimeter and nettles in SE quadrant. Bank is disturbed in NW quadrant. A field boundary running N-S truncates the W edge of the ringfort, the rest of the monument is enclosed by a post and pail fence. Entrance in E quadrant according to OPW files (1979), not apparent at time of inspection. National Monument (No. 581) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 9 July 2018

• TS069-005002 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On gentle SE-facing slope in undulating pasture. Ringfort (TS069-005001-) located c. 20m to NW and enclosure (TS069-012----) is clearly visible on top of hillock c. 400 m to ESE. Ringfort has been levelled but W half (diam. 32.7m NNW-SSE) is still visible as a low curving earthen bank (Wth c. 6m; H 0.1m) with shallow ext. fosse (Wth 4.6m; D 0.14m). Monument was upstanding in 1982 when it was described as being in 'good condition' and was classified as a ringfort (Cahill 1982). In 1979 it was inspected and described as a rath with 'a small, probably circular area demarcated by a natural low platform surrounded by a deep U-shaped fosse. Entrance with causeway at E. SE segment of interior dug away' (OPW files). National Monument (No. 581) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 9 July 2018

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballycomisk, 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, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

No address of the register names Ballycomisk with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Ballycomisk · Baile Cumaisc

Area

1,749,897 m² (174.99 ha, 432.41 acres)

Civil parish

St. Patricksrock, and its townlands

Barony

Middlethird

Electoral division

Magorban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

717 people lived in 242 households in the Magorban electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 43% of homes were built since 2001. 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyduagh, Kilpheak, Lyonstown, Price's-Lot, Stephenstown, Stephenstownbeg

Placenames

Ballycomisk 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.