Ballynaraha

64 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ballynaraha, from 39 m² to 566,268 m² (56.63 ha, 139.93 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Ballynaraha 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.

• 22 Sept 2021Refused

  construction of a two storey extension consisting of kitchen, bedroom and balcony to the southern side, a new entrance porch, extension and new roof to existing utility shed to the eastern side and associated site works to the existing dwelling

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 211406

• 23 Jul 2021N/a

  construction of a two storey kitchen & bedroom extension to the southern side & a new entrance porch to the eastern side of the existing dwelling & associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 211076

• 9 Apr 2021Conditional

  construction of (i) Potato storage shed (ii) Potato grading/processing shed (iii) Concrete yard and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21475

• 1 Feb 2021N/a

  demolish existing extension and garage and construct a new two storey extension to our dwelling

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2197

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Suir SAC 002137

Recorded monuments

• TS078-048 Kiln
  Description

  At the base of an E-facing slope of low ridge running roughly N-S. Field under tillage. No visible trace at ground level. This kiln was excavated in 1986 and consisted of 'the side walls of a partly destroyed, keyhole-shaped corn-drying kiln, maximum dimensions 6.60m long and 1.30m wide. An area of rough pebble paving was revealed at the entrance area of the drafting flue which had a clearly defined 'fire-bowl'. Remains of charred cereal grain were retrieved from the fill of the circular drying chamber...There were no other features or finds' (O'Donnell 1987, 33). A full description of the excavation is published (Gowen 1988, 158-62). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS084-003 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the E-facing slope of a gentle N-S ridge, in pasture. A raised, roughly circular area (diam. 22m N-S; 20.7m E-W), defined by scarp (H 0.32m S quad.; 0.92m upslope; 1.76m downslope) and surrounded by a fosse (Wth 2.1m) cut into the ridge. The interior slopes quite steeply to E. The E side of the monument utilises the natural drop of the ridge. There are natural pools immediately to the NE and SE and one to W (diam. c. 6m) at the base of the scarp. There is a ramped entrance in the E quadrant between the two ponds (Wth c. 7m), it is quite steep and narrows towards the exterior. There are clumps of scrub and brambles on the SE edge of the monument and also in the centre of the interior and along the N side which has been fenced off with post and wire fencing. Otherwise the interior is grass-covered and cattle poached in places, the scarp is quite denuded. A field boundary runs E-W along the N quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS084-004 Enclosure
  Description

  In undulating terrain on the crest of a ridge with the land sloping away to the SE. It is in a meadow which has been recently cut leaving a buffer zone of 5m around the monument. The main Clonmel-Carrick-on-Suir road runs NW-SE past the SW quadrant. It is a raised oval area (diam. 36m NW-SE) defined by scarp. The bank is composed of earth and stone. There is a fosse marked on the 2nd (1901-05) ed. OS 6-inch map in the N quadrant which was removed during road-widening works. There is a possible fosse at the base of the scarp in the E quadrant (Wth 5m; D 0.35m) which has a wide shallow depression. The interior is concave with lush grass cover. The SW quadrant is transected NW-SE by a concrete block wall. The road has been widened since the 2nd ed. OS 6-inch map and there is a steep scarp on either side of the road. The monument has been truncated and the SW quadrant levelled. The height above the scarp in the NW quadrant is 2.25m. There is dumped stone and material outside the NW quadrant close to the concrete wall. A post and wire fence runs parallel to the concrete wall through the interior of the enclosure. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS084-005 Church
  Description

  Just off the summit of a hill which overlooks the Suir river valley on a S-facing slope and surrounded by pasture. It is located on the N side of a graveyard (TS084-005001-). The church (dims. 5.9m N-S; c. 14.8m E-W) is in poor condition, most of the N wall has been crudely rebuilt using unmortared limestone rubble and the E wall has been reconstructed to a height of 2m. Only the original E part of the N wall survives (L 4m; max. H c. 3.6m) and this is constructed of randomly coursed limestone rubble with occasional sandstone masonry. Remains of a window, with only the E side of the sandstone embrasure surviving, is visible on the inner face of the N wall and appears to have been blocked-up in an earlier building phase. A possible sill of a single-light window is visible in the external face of this wall. There is no trace of the W wall. Only the E part of the S wall (L 8.6m) survives. At the E end of the S wall, a wall memorial has been inserted. It is made of limestone and has a central plaque with an inscribed inscription which is very faded, possibly dating to 1730. To either side of the plaque there is an incised scroll. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS084-005001 Graveyard
  Description

  Just off the summit of a hill which overlooks the Suir river valley on a S-facing slope and surrounded by pasture land. The church (TS084-005----) is located on the N side of an irregularly shaped graveyard (max. dims. 35m N-S; 53m E-W). The graveyard is in a poor state of repair, except on the N side which was rebuilt in 1986. A plaque on this wall commemorates the reconstruction of the church by the local community in 1986. In the graveyard there are three vaults built at the W end in area of the interior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS084-005002 Armorial plaque
  Description

  Just off the summit of a hill which overlooks the Suir river valley on a S-facing slope and surrounded by pasture land. The church (TS084-005----) is located on the N side of the graveyard (TS084-005001-). Within the graveyard is a limestone armorial plaque, possibly of 17th-century date. It appears to have been re-shaped to form a pointed top and reused as a headstone. The decoration consists of a shield with faded motifs, surmounted by a plaited cord with tassel and helmet with mantle. The closed vizored helm, facing sideways suggest this was the coat of arms of an esquire or gentleman. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS084-006 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On a level flood plain of River Suir, on the N bank, in reclaimed marsh land used for grazing. According to Power (1907, 306) 'Tobar Naoimh Mharanáin (Mo Fhorannam) - "St. Forannan's Well": [is located] close by last [St. Brigid's Church]'. It is also mentioned in the OS Letters of 1840 as 'between this Church [TS084-005----] and the River Suire and about two hundred yards south of the former there is a holy well called St. Marannán's Well, but the Patron day is forgotten. The Saint after whom this well was called was Farannán, the Patron of Domhnach Mor Muighe Femhen' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 61). This well could not be located at the time of inspection. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 21 October 2014

Architectural heritage

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

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 Ballynaraha, 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 moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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 Ballynaraha with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Ballynaraha · Baile na Rátha

Area

2,896,768 m² (289.68 ha, 715.81 acres)

Civil parish

Kilsheelan, and its townlands

Barony

Iffa and Offa East

Electoral division

Kilsheelan, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydine, Glen Lower (Co. Waterford), Greensland, Minorstown, Poulakerry, Seskin

Placenames

Ballynaraha 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.