Caherabbey Upper

352 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Caherabbey Upper, from 5 m² to 346,132 m² (34.61 ha, 85.53 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 62 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R1Residential Existing (New/proposed residential)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 227 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P5Agricultural (Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural')
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 66 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M2Town Centre (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 16 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C6Enterprise and Employment (Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R1New Residential (New/proposed residential)
  Cahir Local Area Plan 2021-2027, Tipperary · 4 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
• S3Social and Public (Community facilities)
  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.

• 12 Feb 2026N/a

  existing as constructed extension as well as Planning Permission to complete the same extension and convert the existing ground floor garage into residential use forming part of the main dwelling & all associated site development works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2660114

• 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 May 2025Conditional

  extension of existing dwelling and all associated site development works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2560443

• 23 Apr 2025N/a

  (i) dwelling and effluent treatment system using the existing entrance to the property along with all associated site works and (ii) PERMISSION FOR RETENTION to keep the existing temporary dwelling, associated store and the existing septic tank system on the site for the duration of the construction of the proposed new dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 2560348

• 3 Apr 2025Conditional

  a) retain as constructed change of use from garage to habitable space and b) retain extension to the rear of my dwelling as a living space at all associated sitework and ancillary works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2560278

• 3 Dec 2024N/a

  demolition of existing single storey rear extension and construction of a two storey rear extension and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 24274

• 29 Oct 2024N/a

  demolition of existing single storey rear extension and the construction of a two storey rear extension and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 24241

• 10 Jul 2024Conditional

  a two storey extension constructed to the rear of the dwelling and associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 24154

• 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

• 14 Jan 2024Conditional

  an existing extension to the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2460020

• 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

• 31 May 2023Conditional

  (i) extensions & alterations to dwelling previously granted under planning refs P3.13326 & P3.14392 ; (ii) various outbuildings to rear and side of dwelling and (iii) the detached structure previously used as an artists studio

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2360369

• 24 Apr 2023Conditional

  existing garden sheds, garage and all other unauthorised ancillary site development works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2360266

• 24 Apr 2023Conditional

  (i) to increase the height of the existing roof and install 2 no. dormer roof windows & (ii) to enlarge the existing windows and front door to the existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360267

• 28 Feb 2023N/a

  (i) the increase in height of the existing roof and install 2 no. dormer roof windows & (ii) the enlargement of the existing windows and front door to the existing dwelling and all associated site works.

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360133

• 7 Feb 2023Conditional

  the extension, modification & renovation of existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2360083

• 8 Dec 2022Conditional

  unauthorised construction of a) a lobby to front of dwelling, b) construction of 2 no. side extensions to the existing dwelling house, c) elevational alterations to dwelling together with all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260676

• 30 Nov 2022Conditional

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

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260660

• 11 Nov 2022N/a

  the as constructed (A) a lobby to front of dwelling, (B) construction of 2no. side extensions to the existing dwelling house, (C) elevational alterations to dwelling together with all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260611

• 29 Jul 2022Conditional

  changes to front elevation as laid out and constructed

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 22494

• 5 Apr 2022Conditional

  a) an extension to the rear of the existing warehouse, b) advertising signage to the front of the warehouse, c) internal layout changes and associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 2260158

• 8 Dec 2021Conditional

  to retain the following 1. Increase in floor area of rear extension, 2. Changes to roof elevations of rear extension to accommodate first floor development, 3. Changes to internal layout, 4. Alterations to existing elevations, 5. Revised location of effluent treatment tank and percolation area. All from that as previously granted Planning Permission under Planning Reference number 04/849. And for permission to demolish south facing single storey sunroom, for additional alterations to roof and wall elevations, to extend the first floor of rear extension, to construct a domestic garage all with associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 211772

• 3 Dec 2020Conditional

  an existing extension to an existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 201446

• 30 Jul 2020Conditional

  dwelling, garage, effluent treatment system and entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Tipperary County Council, 20848

• 16 Jul 2020N/a

  dwelling, garage, effluent treatment system and entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 20781

The 25 most recent of 38 applications.

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

• TS075-044001 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On a gentle SE-facing slope. Area is currently a landscaped public amenity. Entrance with gate from the road and a trackway leds to the well. Well is called 'Tobar Iosa' (Jesus' Well). According to Power (1908, 23) inc. 1843 the swamp surrounding the well was drained, however, he goes on to say that 'rounds' were 'made here from time immemorial'. According to the sign at the entrance to the well, erected in 1993, the well's Pattern Day was on Christmas Eve and this was observed up to the end of the 19th century. Also at the gate at the entrance to the well there is a crudely carved stone cross. Power (1908, 23) records that this was carved by Roger Sheehy who was aged 80 c. 1908. The well is key-hole shaped in plan. The main well is roughly oval in shape (diam. c. 1.6m NE-SW; 1.85m NW-SE) enclosed by a wall (T 0.49-0.59m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.25m) with an outflow into a roughly rectangular pool. This outflow is constructed using two gutter-stones, upper stone placed upside-down on the lower. The rectangular pool (dims. 1.45-1.78m NW-SE; 2.05m NE-SW), is also enclosed by a stone wall (T 0.39m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 0.5m), which widens towards the SE. Water exits from the rectangular pool via an overflow in SE wall, an flows as a small stream to join a larger stream c. 20m to SE. The oval well has steps down to the water in SW quad. The water at time of inspection was clear and 0.17m D. There are two modern shrines NW of the well, containing statues and prayers, though the smaller, more elaborate, shrine also contains an incised cross-slab (TS075-044002-) which is flanked on both sides by roughly shaped sandstone stones. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS075-044002 Cross-slab (present location)
  Description

  In a shrine immediately N of Tobar Iosa (TS075-044001-). According to Power (1908, 23) the stone with 'a small inscribed cross in a circle, was found many years ago together with the smaller rude cross, in a bog close to the Bansha road, a full half mile from the well. This information I had from the actual finder, Roger Sheehy, aged eighty years at the date of my interview'. Location of small 'rude cross' is unknown. The cross-slab consists of central crude stone (H 0.76m; Wth 0.35m; T c. 0.21m), conglomerate with quartz pebbles, with incised latin cross with expanded terminals enclosed by circle (diam. 0.26m) and incised cross (dims. 0.1m x 0.12m) above. A metal cross has been inserted into the top of this stone. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS075-048002 Religious house - Augustinian canons
  Description

  At the N end of Cahir, on the E side of Abbey Street, N of the railway line and accessed via a lane opening out onto the main street. The priory of St. Mary was founded for the Augustinian Canons Regular by Geoffrey de Camville in the 13th century, c. 1220 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 162). In 1540 the prior Edmund Lonergan surrendered the monastery to Henry VIII (ibid.). At this time the church was found to have been a parish church and so was not taken by the Crown (White 1943, 331; Hodkinson 1995, 148), however, the remaining abbey buildings were granted to Sir Thomas Butler, who was created the Baron of Cahir in 1542. The priory remains consist of a church with crossing tower and a range of buildings to the S, including a large vaulted chamber, a tower and the possible remains of the refectory. There is also a length of wall to the S running E-W which may be part of a later enclosure or bawn. The church consists of a chancel (ext. dims. 19.45m x 9.7m) and crossing tower (ext. dims. 6.32m x 9.05m, excluding the stairwell in the NW corner). There is no surviving nave, this may have been destroyed when the crossing tower was being remodelled in the late 16th/17th century for domestic use. Some of the sandstone windows in the chancel were altered in the 15th century with limestone inserts and an elaborately decorated E and N window were also added at this date, with an interlace pattern on the exterior of the E window. The five-storey crossing tower appears to have been a four-storey structure originally. The high semi-pointed arches of the tower originally connecting the chancel and nave have been blocked up on the E side while the W wall of the tower seems to have been entirely rebuilt. The internal fittings, staircase and later fireplaces are very fine and there are interlace patterns on the jambs of the doorway in the N wall of the ground floor. A blocked doorway in the S wall of the chancel gave access to the claustral buildings. Immediately S of the chancel are a series of vaulted chambers, aligned E-W, although little survives of the most northerly. S of these, aligned N-S is a long barrel-vaulted chamber (int. dims. 10.9m x 2.82m), which is thought to have been the chapter room. This is very poorly lit, with only a single-light window in the W wall which is now blocked. Access to this room was from the vaulted ground floor of the S residential tower. This narrow, rectangular tower (int. dims. 6.42m x 2.15m), is at least four storeys high. E of this tower are the remains of the S wall of a building which may have been the refectory. This wall, which contains a series of sandstone windows, has been much altered, with windows shortened and gun ports inserted in the embrasures. In 1994 most of the E range and part of the S range were excavated (Pollock 1995, 80). The chapter house was identified by its unusual shape and by several burials below its floor (ibid.). It was not vaulted originally and it extended an unknown distance beyond the E range but was later shortened to present a continuous E wall (ibid.). An early stair was identified immediately N of the chapter house, giving access from the cloister to the first floor (ibid.). A second stair was built in the late 15th/16th century alongside a barrel vault in the (former) chapter house (ibid.). Most of the E range was barrel vaulted at this stage, simultaneous with a major reconstruction of the church (new tower, N wall, E window) (ibid.). An early drain was exposed at the S end of the range, probably part of a first-floor latrine (ibid.). When the first floor was converted to private apartments in the later 16th century a garderobe tower replaced the latrine (ibid.). In the S range the base of an intramural stair was identified below a fallen arch (ibid.). The stair would have led to a pulpit in the wall of the frater; the arch would have been a relieving structure over the narrowed wall (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 6/1983).

• TS075-048004 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  On the W bank of the River Suir, c. 60m SW of Cahir abbey, at the base of a steep rock outcrop precipice under young beech trees. This well is in the form of an irregular-shaped pool (dims. 2m x 4m; D 0.2m) in rock outcrop with no enclosing element. Clear water is visible bubbling out from under a rock on the S side. Two streams emanate from the well, flowing sluggishly to the N and S, where they meet a larger stream (former mill race) and eventually join the river. It is indicated as 'Lady's Well' on the 1st (1840) and 2nd (1901-05) ed. OS 6-inch map which may be a religious reference to 'Our Lady'. There is no evidence of religious veneration. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 April 2014

• TS075-048012 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Immediately inside the graveyard entrance to the Augustinian Abbey (TS075-048002-), to the E, resting on a purpose built stone plinth, there is a split multiple bullaun stone. This stone, which is a sandstone conglomerate with white quartz (H 0.41m; dims. 0.86m x 0.52m), contains four circular depressions (ranging from Wth 0.1m x D 0.1m to Wth 0.26m x D 0.21m). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 June 2014

• TS075-048015 Graveyard
  Description

  Sub-rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 33m E-W) immediately W of the abbey building, bounded by a stone wall. Indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map and on the OS 25-inch map as 'Grave Yd.'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 April 2014

• TS075-061 Enclosure
  Description

  On a SE-facing slope in gently undulating terrain, in pasture. A ringfort (TS075-061----) is located c. 250m to the SW. Monument identified as an oval cropmark on an aerial photograph (Air Corps V.311/2974-5). The enclosure is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS075-081 Headstone
  Description

  Embedded upright in the grounds of Bengurragh House, 0.6m S of the S wall of the wall garden and 30m W of house. This late 17th-century headstone (H 0.46m above ground; Wth 0.39m; T 0.13m), the upper sinister angle is broken off. The english inscription, in an naive style, reads, 'Here Li... Bodi Of M[?]... the wife of I. F. deceaced the 2[nd] of No[vem]ber 1675'. Sadleir (1910-12, vol. 8, 628) states that, 'The house at Bengurragh, formerly called Upper Cahir Abbey, was built by a Quaker named Fennell. According to local tradition this stone was erected by one of his ancestors, and removed by him from Cottage Hill Cemetery, which Lord Glengall, in order to extend his park, cleared, early in the last century [1800s], breaking the headstones and throwing the remains into the Suir'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 June 2013

Architectural heritage

• Cahir Presbyterian Church, meeting house, 1830–1835 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay neo-Classical church, built 1833, single-storey except for west end which had women's meeting room to higher level, with entrance porch to north elevation and single-storey addition to west elevation. Hipped slate roof to main block and porch, pitched to addition, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble sandstone walls with dressed sandstone quoins. Round-arched recesses to long elevations and to east end with brick voussoirs, having round-headed timber sliding sash eight-over-twelve pane windows with brick surrounds and stone sills, blind to east elevation. Square-headed replacement timber windows to upper west end elevation. Square-headed windows openings to porch with brick surrounds, timber sliding sash six-over-six pane to east wall and blank to east. Render plinth and chanelled render surround to entrance opening, with timber panelled double-leaf door, paned overlight and stone threshold. Vehicular entrance gateway to random rubble sandstone eastern boundary wall, flanked by pedestrian entrances, having cut sandstone piers with caps and chamfered plinths and decorative spear-headed cast-iron double- and single-leaf gates.

• Suir Bridge, viaduct, 1850–1855 · National interest
  Description

  Triple-span railway viaduct over River Suir, built 1852, on railway line between Limerick and Rosslare Harbour. Comprises wrought-iron box girders supporting transverse girders across bottom flanges, supported on paired octagonal-plan cut limestone masonry piers in river, in turn borne on battered coursed rock-faced limestone bases with U-cutwaters to each end, piers having plinths with moulded copings and tops supported on moulded corbelled courses and stepped coursed cut limestone salients to south side. Landward abutments with similar detailing to river piers, but consist of single masonry mass with recessed half-round ends and canted piered ends to projecting front faces, centres of faces slope back upwards. Landward ends of superstructure girders hidden behind castellated half-hexagonal cut limestone turret-like façades having pointed-arch openings to centre facets. Cut limestone walls extend from turrets, with octagonal cut limestone terminials with corbelled tops and finials.

• House, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  End-of-terrace two-bay three-storey house, built c. 1780. Pitched artificial slate roof with inserted rooflights, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed timber sliding sash windows with dressed stone sills, three-over-three pane to ground and second floors and six-over-six pane to first floor. Square-headed entrance opening with timber battened door, forming unit with one ground floor window. Entrance at south gable leading to rear yard and having corrugated-iron gate.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility high, 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 Upper.

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

Name

Caherabbey Upper · Mainistir na Cathrach Uachtarach

Area

2,479,770 m² (247.98 ha, 612.76 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 Lower, Carrigeen, Lissava, Townparks

Placenames

Caherabbey Upper 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.