Caherabbey Lower

46 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherabbey Lower, from 208 m² to 513,399 m² (51.34 ha, 126.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 41 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• C6Enterprise and Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 19 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5Agricultural (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 9 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1Residential Existing (New/proposed residential)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C5Tourism (Tourism and related)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 20 Feb 2026N/a

  the development which will consist of the partial removal of Bakery Weir and the non-functional fish pass to restore the natural river conditions and ecological connectivity of the River Suir, and all associated works, including: I. The partial removal of approximately two-thirds (70m) of Bakery Weir from the northern riverbank and protection of the remaining weir beside the mill wheel and tailrace for heritage purposes, II. The reprofiling and restoration of approximately 250m of the river channel to replicate natural stream conditions, enable fish migration, and create a low-flow channel. The construction of a new fill structure downstream to channel water flow into the proposed low-flow channels in the northern and southern branches of the river. Works to secure the banks of the river and to improve habitats, including placement of groynes from set stones, root trunks, rows of takes and living fascines, III. Construction access to the weir is proposed on the R670 Cashel Road via the temporary upgrade of an existing informal pathway. Creation of a temporary access ramp from the southern bank of the river and the creation of a temporary driving platform to Bakery Weir. The removal of individual trees to enable construction activities. The creation of temporary construction lay down areas/site compounds adjacent to the R670 Cashel Road, IV. Reinstatement of the disturbed lands following partial weir removal including landscaping consisting of seeding and planting with appropriate native vegetation. The removal of temporary construction facilities, V. All associated and ancillary site development works, VI. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. The project site lies approximately 1.3km northeast of Cahir and is located adjacent to the R670 (Cashel Road). This application relates to a Registered Protected Structure (RPS No. TRPS1365)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2660147

• 12 Dec 2025N/a

  development at Bakery Weir, located on the River Suir. The project site lies approximately 1.3km northeast of Cahir and is located adjacent to the R670 (Cashel Road). This application relates to a Registered Protected Structure (RPS No. TRPS1365). The development will consist of the partial removal of Bakery Weir and the non-functional fish pass to restore the natural river conditions and ecological connectivity of the River Suir, and all associated works, including: I. The partial removal of approximately two-thirds (70m) of Bakery Weir from the northern riverbank and protection of the remaining weir beside the mill wheel and tailrace for heritage purposes. II. The reprofiling and restoration of approximately 250m of the river channel to replicate natural stream conditions, enable fish migration, and create a low-flow channel. The construction of a new fill structure downstream to channel water flow into the proposed low-flow channels in the northern and southern branches of the river. Works to secure the banks of the river and to improve habitats, including placement of groynes from set stones, root trunks, rows of stakes and living fascines. III. Construction access to the weir is proposed on the R670 Cashel Road via the temporary upgrade of an existing informal pathway. Creation of a temporary access ramp from the southern bank of the river and the creation of a temporary driving platform to Bakery Weir. The removal of individual trees to enable construction activities. The creation of temporary construction lay down areas/site compounds adjacent to the R670 Cashel Road. IV. Reinstatement of the disturbed lands following partial weir removal including landscaping consisting of seeding and planting with appropriate native vegetation. The removal of temporary construction facilities. V. All associated and ancillary site development works. VI. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2561293

• 6 Aug 2025Conditional

  construction of an enclosed yard for the parking of trucks and trailers including boundary fencing, new entrance and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560770

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  1 no. single storey light industrial building incorporating 4 no. units and 1 no. warehouse building, car parking, storm water attenuation and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460587

• 19 Jul 2024Conditional

  1 no. single storey building incorporating 4 no. comparison bulky goods retail units, car parking, storm water attenuation and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460591

• 10 Jul 2024N/a

  1No. single storey light industrial building incorporating 4No. units and 1No. warehouse building, car parking, storm water attenuation, and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460556

• 10 Jul 2024Conditional

  1 no. single storey light industrial building incorporating 5 no. units, car parking, storm water attenuation, together with industrial estate access road and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2460557

• 12 Feb 2024Conditional

  the base of existing extension to the existing fabrication workshop. Planning Permission is also being sought for (i) the completion of this extension, (ii) the construction of a new workshop (iii) the construction of the new paint shop and all other site development works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460095

• 30 Oct 2023Conditional

  (i) alterations to our existing dwelling and (ii) to construct extensions to our existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360872

• 12 Oct 2023N/a

  the construction of extensions to our existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360817

• 27 Jul 2023Conditional

  change of boundary treatment along part of the permitted boundary for which planning permission was granted under reference number 2260660 including all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360561

• 30 Nov 2022Conditional

  the as constructed storage yard, boundary fencing and entrance including all associated site development works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260660

• 27 May 2021Conditional

  (1) construction of a greenhouse over existing courtyard/patio area including modifications to stepped entrance and front garden wall, (2) All site works associated with the above (Protected Structure RPS no. S272)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21768

• 20 May 2021N/a

  (1) construction of a greenhouse over existing courtyard/patio area including modifications to stepped entrance and front garden wall, (2) All site works associated with the above (Protected Structure RPS no. S272)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21722

• 20 May 2021Conditional

  1) Construction of a greenhouse in the walled garden sited as per previous Greenhouse structure. 2) All site works associated with the development (Protected Structure RPS no. S272)

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 21723

• 7 Feb 2018Conditional

  karting track development comprising the following (ii) a building comprising changing rooms and a W.C. (ii) a building for the storing of and general maintenance of the karts (iii) the installation of an over ground gas storage tank for the refuelling of the karts (iv) perimeter fencing (v) general signage on the building described in item 1 above (vi) general signage on the perimeter fencing (vii) the change of use of the land from industrial to a karting track (viii) hardstanding of the proposed areas for karting track (ix) general lighting (x) and all other site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 18600140

• 24 Jul 2017Conditional

  an existing 21.9m high monopole with panel antennas (full height with antennas 21.6 metres), radio link dishes, equipment cabin, fencing and associated site works previously granted under Local Authority Reference 11/509

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 17600819

• 7 Jul 2017N/a

  an existing 21.9m high monopole with panel antennas (full height with antennas 21.6 metres), radio link dishes, equipment cabin, fencing and associated site works as previously granted under local authority reference 11/509

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 17600771

• 11 Jan 2017Conditional

  (i) the demolition of an existing link between 2 no. existing buildings in order to separate buildings and properties so that one building will remain wholly within the site of the planning application along with the making good of the facades on each building, (ii) the change of use of an existing building from a commercial use to an industrial use, (iii) raising the height of a portion of the existing building as described in ii above, (iv) to extend the building described in ii above to include ancillary support space, (v) to extend the building described in ii above to include plant equipment , (vi) the demolition of an existing site store, (vii) the erection of a new industrial unit (viii) the erection of a new site security hut, (ix) the erection of a new office block of which it's use is ancillary to the use of what will be the existing building described in ii above and the proposed building in vii above (x) site works to include new concrete yard around the building described in vii above, connection of foul sewer from building described in viii and ix above to an existing on-site pumping station and construction of on-site soakaways for surface water drainage (xi) and all associated signage throughout the development, 3 no. flagpoles and all other site development works and all other development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 17600012

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

• TS075-035 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a SE-facing slope in upland terrain, under pasture. Knockgraffon motte (TS075-019001-) is visible c. 2km to the N and tower house (TS075-076----) is visible c. 2.7km to the NE. A bivallate enclosure (diam. 25.6m N-S; 30.6m E-W) defined by an impressive steep inner bank (Wth 1.6m crest, 4.4m base; int. H 0.28m; H above fosse 2.79m); wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.5m) and steep outer bank (Wth 2.4m crest, 6m base; H above fosse 1.84m; ext. H 1.6m). There is no visible trace of an external fosse. There are a lot of loose stones lying about. While the banks appear to be largely of clay the surfaces have a high stone content. There is scrub growing around the edge of the ringfort and the interior is relatively clean, apart from nettles. There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 3.6m) in the SE quadrant, which has the remains of a possible stone lining. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 07 April 2014

• TS075-041 Burial ground
  Description

  On a high gravel ridge, now completely removed by quarrying, overlooking the River Suir to the S. In 1988 burials came to light following the reporting of human bones found in a section of the Roadstone quarry near Cahir. The burials, which consisted of 30 individuals, were subsequently excavated and examined. The burials occupied an area approximately 10m². A roughly circular field boundary indicated on the 2nd (1906) ed. 6-inch map (diam. c. 113m N-S; c. 100m E-W) encloses the highest part of the ridge which incorporates the area of burial. This may be a stone-walled enclosure which apparently enclosed the summit. Only the eastern half of the boundary is indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. 6-inch OS map. Traces of a mortared stone wall were found during the excavation. The burials, which included men, women and children, consisted of extended inhumations, buried in simple shallow pits, and aligned E-W with their heads to the W. No grave-markers were noted, nor was there any evidence of grave-goods, coffins or other coverings. Radiocarbon-dates from a sample of the human remains provide a date range of 1200±35 BP, which calibrates to 693-941 AD to 1080±35 BP, which calibrates to 893-1019 AD. (Cahill and Holland 1988, 36; Cahill and Sikora 2011, vol. 2, 173-97). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 20 November 2012

• TS075-048005 Mill - unclassified
  Description

  N of Cahir town and c. 50m N of Cahir Abbey (TS075-048002-). Two 19th-century mills are indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Flour Mills' and on the 2nd (1901-06) ed. map as 'Abbey Mills - Corn'. These may be on the site of the grist mill mentioned in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as being on former abbey land though by 1640 it was in the ownership of 'John Shiarloge of Watterford Esqr and his wife Anstace Shiarloge Irish Papists' (Simington 1931, vol.1, 359). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 April 2014

• TS075-080 Moated site
  Description

  An aerial photograph (GB89.AA.15) shows the cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure defined by a fosse, possibly a medieval moated site, with a rectilinear annexe on the western side. Faint traces of internal detail. Adjoining boundaries suggest an associated field system (TS075-080001-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS075-080001 Field system
  Description

  An aerial photograph (GB89.AA.13) shows the cropmarks of fosses forming a field system attached to a rectilinear enclosure, probably a medieval moated site (TS075-080----). The field system includes a semi-circular enclosure (immediately S of the moated site) set within the NE portion of a large, but incomplete, curvilinear enclosure extending southwards. This system has been removed in the course of quarrying. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Updated by: Paul Walsh Revised date of upload: 13 August 2015

Architectural heritage

• Cahir Abbey, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey over-basement house, built c. 1830, with four-bay rear elevation, portico to front elevation, and projecting bay with lean-to roof to middle of west elevation. Skirt artificial slate roof, with coursed cut-stone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods, with sheeted overhanging eaves and moulded eaves course. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with dressed stone sills and timber sliding sash six-over-six pane windows, three-over-six pane to basement with wrought-iron bars. West elevation has round-headed timber sliding sash nine-over-six pane window and three-over-six pane window. Painted rendered prostyle tetrastyle portico to main entrance with Ionic columns and pilasters, moulded pediment and cornices and stone flagged pavement accessed by flight of stone steps. Square-headed doorway with replacement timber panelled door having moulded render surround and decorative leaded overlight, flanked by two-over-two pane timber sliding sash sidelights. Dropped arch entrance opening to basement level at west elevation, with replacement glazed timber screen and door and spoked fanlight. Square-headed entrance opening to east elevation basement with replacement glazed timber double-leaf door. Situated in landscaped grounds.

• Cahir Abbey, gates/railings/walls, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Quadrant entrance gates to Cahirabbey House, erected c. 1830. Comprises paired cast-iron inner piers supporting double-leaf vehicular and flanking single-leaf pedestrian gates, railings flank gates, terminated by painted carved capped stone piers with moulded cornices, roundels to friezes, having fan detail to caps and flared panels to shafts, with chamfered plinths. Curving cut-stone plinth walls terminated by similar piers, but without fan detail and panelling. Ornate cast-iron railings and similar gates. Sets of four hexagonal profile stone wheel guards to each side of entrance gates.

• Abbey Lodge, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace four-bay three-storey house, built c. 1800, with single-storey addition recessed to north gable. Pitched slate roof with partly-rendered red brick chimneystack projecting from north gable, eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls, ruled-and-lined. Hipped slate roof and rendered walls to addition. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and timber sliding sash two-over-two pane windows, barred to ground floor. Square-headed entrance doorway with plinth blocks, stone threshold and replacement timber panelled door.

• Galtee House, house, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached terraced house, built c. 1835, having four-bay three-storey front elevation and three-bay four-storey rear. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls to front and mainly exposed random rubble sandstone to rear. Square-headed window openings to front elevation with dressed stone sills, having timber sliding sash three-over-six pane windows to second floor and replacement uPVC to lower floors. Timber sliding sash windows to rear, three-over-six pane to top floor and six-over-six pane to lower floors, middle bay having round-headed windows. Round-headed entrance opening to front with moulded limestone surround and chamfered cut limestone doorcase with panelled jambs and having timber panelled door with spoked fanlight and accessed by limestone steps. Chamfered cut limestone plinth wall to front with cast-iron railings, having lion's paw detail to bottom, decorative cast-iron gate piers and gate. Stone flagged pavement to area in front of house.

• Abbey House, house, 1830–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached house, built c. 1835, having four-bay three-storey front elevation, three-bay three-storey south side elevation and three-bay four-storey rear. Three-bay two-storey addition to rear with hipped slate roof and having single-storey return with segmental stone arch partly constructed of salvaged limestone blocks. Blind window to south end of top floor front and east end of first floor of south elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with dressed stone sills, having replacement uPVC windows throughout except for round-headed six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to middle bay of rear elevation. Segmental-headed entrance opening with moulded limestone surround and chamfered cut-stone doorcase, having panelled jambs, with timber panelled door and petal fanlight, accessed by limestone steps. Chamfered cut limestone plinth wall to front with cast-iron railings, having lion's paw detail to base, decorative cast-iron gate piers and gate. Stone flagged pavement to area in front of house.

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

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both 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 Caherabbey Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Tipperary.

Name

Caherabbey Lower · Mainistir na Cathrach Íochtarach

Area

1,754,434 m² (175.44 ha, 433.53 acres)

Civil parish

Caher, and its townlands

Barony

Iffa and Offa West

Electoral division

Kilcommon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Kilcommon electoral division: 2,308 people in 877 households; 64% of households own their home; 18% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballydrehid, Barnora, Caherabbey Upper, Cloghabreedy, Killemly

Placenames

Caherabbey Lower 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.