Patrickswell

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Patrickswell, from 84 m² to 253,091 m² (25.31 ha, 62.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 22 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• P1Agriculture
  Tipperary County Development Plan 2022_2028 Settlement Plans, Tipperary · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 12 Dec 2024Conditional

  construction of new single storey extension to rear of dwelling, new entrance porch to front of dwelling, external insulation and roof coverings, new replacement waste-water treatment system and percolation area and all necessary site works and services

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 2461092

• 8 Aug 2019Conditional

  retain the as constructed vehicular entrance and Permission to complete same including all associated site development works

  Retention · Tipperary County Council, 19600874

• 23 Apr 2019Conditional

  construction of an agricultural entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Tipperary County Council, 19600406

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

Designated sites

• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Marlfield Lake 001981

Recorded monuments

• TS082-028 Castle - ringwork
  Description

  On top of a ridge running E-W, on the S edge. The monument is located in a very commanding position overlooking a steep-sided, flat-bottomed river valley. Roughly D-shaped enclosure (dims. 25m N-S; 26.5m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 2.1m crest, 3.6m base; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.2m). There is a possible entrance in the E quadrant. The bank in the S quadrant is reduced to scarp (H 0.45m over 2m). A crescent-shaped annexe (dims. 6.5m N-S; 21.2m WSW-ENE) adjoins the S side of the monument, it is defined by earth and stone bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.04m; ext. H 1.2m and continues to drop with natural slope) which runs along the edge of the ridge, following a natural spur. While the enclosure is morphologically similar to that of ringforts, the location is more typical of ringworks. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 22 January 2014

• TS082-101 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On a natural platform on an E-facing slope in undulating terrain, with a natural fall to the S. A circular enclosure (diam. 27.5m N-S; 28.7m E-W) enclosed by a broad bank (Wth 2.1m top; 5.5m base; H above int. 0.26m; H above fosse 0.34m) and shallow fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.24m). The enclosure appears to have been partially levelled giving the bank a flattened appearance and the bank is more denuded in the W sector. There is an entrance in the NNW (Wth 4.2m). A line of beech trees run roughly N-S immediately W of the possible ringfort and a driveway has been built W of and parallel to the beech trees. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS082-102 Castle - ringwork
  Description

  On the top of a hill with good views in all directions. Possible ringwork (diam. 38.4m N-S; 40.8m E-W) enclosed by a low internal bank (Wth 2.2m at top; 4.7m at base; H above int. 0.3m); fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 1.8m) and external bank (Wth 2.8m at top; 3.9m at base; H above fosse 1.3m; ext. H 0.3m). Interior is relatively clear of vegetation, some trees, scrub and brambles but most of the trees are located around the banks. A cage for pheasants has been constructed in the NE sector. The fosse is well preserved to the S and W, though the outer bank in these sectors appears to have been augmented when it became incorporated in the townland boundary. From N to E the outer bank appears to have been pushed into the interior, covering any traces of the fosse. The location of the monument is depicted as being a small area of woodland on the 1st (1840) and 1904-05 editions of the OS 6-inch map, it is possible that this monument was not surveyed as it was obscured by trees. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 24 February 2014

• TS083-004001 Church
  Description

  In a wet marshy valley at the foot of a steep outcrop which faces E, a ridge running along the edge of the marsh at the N of the valley, with woodland to S and W of church. There is a holy well N of the church and a stone cross in an artifical pond to the NE. According to the OS Letters, the Abbot of Inislaunaght, Nicholas Fagan, was interred here in 1617 (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 50). In 1619 a Papal Bull of Pope Paul V granted an indulgence in connexion with a visit to the church (Morrissey 1909, 265). Morrissey (ibid.) states that the church was in use by Catholics to the end of the 18th century. The rectangular church (dims. 12.77m E-W x 5.02m N-S) is constructed of random limestone rubble with some sandstone (H 3.13 side walls; H c. 6m gable). The exterior has been repointed. The church is entered through a door in the W gable which has been rebuilt. On one of the jambstones there is Romanesque decoration in the form of a chevron with interlace within and beading around it. The church is lit by a flat-headed single-light above the doorway; a two-light, cusped ogee-headed window off-centre in the E gable; one single-light, ogee-headed window in the N wall; and two single-lights in the S wall, one flat-headed, the other ogee-headed. In 1967-9 major renovations were carried out at St. Patrick's Well (Shee and Watson 1975, 53), which probably included the re-pointing and reconstruction of the church, with the internal flag floor with pebbles set in concrete. There are five external buttresses, three on the N wall and one at the SE and SW angle. In the church interior there are a number of architectural fragments (TS083-004006- to TS083-004014-), an altar-tomb (TS083-004004-) and an armorial stone (TS083-004005-) from the White memorial chapel which was attached to St. Mary's church (TS083-019001-) in Clonmel. Immediately E of the church, on the footbridge over the pond, there is another architectural fragment (TS08-004015-). A wooden block, located close to the altar on the S side interior of the church, carved with a ringed cross, was drawn by Du Noyer c. 1830/40s (Harbison 1995, 175-6). Harbison suggests that this may be the leg of a medieval wooden altar from this church, no trace of which now survives (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Located 22.7m N of St. Patrick's Church. Associated with St. Patrick who is reputed to have passed the well on his journey from Cashel to Lismore (Morrissey 1909, 265). It is mentioned in the tenth century life of St. Declan of Ardmore (ibid.). According to tradition the well was renowned for 'curing sore lips, sore eyes, scrofula, and several other chronic diseases, either by drinking or washing in the stream that issues from it' (ibid.) the OS Letters related that it was especially known for its cure of headaches (O'Flanagan 1930, 1, 44). Natural spring well (L 4.5m; Wth 2.65m; D of water 0.17-02m) enclosed by a tear-shaped surround with a flagged path around it and a stone wall (H 0.65m; T 0.5m). The wall is capped by stones set on edge (H c. 0.2-0.25m). Renovation work was carried out in the 50s and 60s (Shee and Watson 1975, 53). The well is very clear and is channelised into a large pond which runs off to form a river. The water runs out through two narrow stone-cut channels, which may be the reused flumes (TS083-004016-) of an early mill (Manning 2007, 12-15). There is a small marble plaque depicting St Patrick with the inscription: "Glory to God Peace to His People Donated in 1969 by the Casey Family Casey's Stores Clonmel Please pray for donars". The exit is in the SE and there is a little gate decorated with an iron cross and painted green and white. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004003 Cross
  Description

  Stone cross situated on a small island in an artifical pond, formerly in wet ground, adjacent to the church (TS083-004001-) and holy well (TS083-004002-) of St. Patrick. According to Bagwell (1909, 268) 'as an act of penance or devotion, poor people used to approach it on their knees'. Imperforate ring-headed cross (H 1.15m) composed of sandstone with quartz pebble inclusions. The SW face of the cross is better preserved, though there is no visible evidence of carving. The NE face (Wth 0.53m) has an undulating surface which may represent the remains of very faded carving. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004004 Tomb - chest tomb (present location)
  Description

  In interior of the church (TS083-004001-) at St Patickswell, at the E end close to the N wall, there is a composite altar-tomb to the White family. It was originally erected in the White Mortuary Chapel in St. Mary's, Clonmel (TS083-019001-) and was brought to St. Patrick's Well when the mortuary chapel was demolished in 1805 (Burke 1907, 265-7; Holland 1992, 199-200). The various components of the tomb were only speculatively reassembled in 1967-9 (Shee and Watson, 1975, 53). On the S side of the tomb (L 1.7m; H 1.5m) there are three panels. The central panel depicts the crucifixition, with the Virgin Mary at the foot of the cross on the left and St. John the disciple on the right. The buildings depicted in the background represent Old Jeresulem and there is possibly a river in the foreground. INRI is on the top of the cross and the sun and moon are on either side. The left panel depicts John the Baptist in the water, wearing a loincloth and holding a cross-headed staff in his left hand, though this scene has been interpreted as the Resurrection (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 174). The left part of the panel is missing. The panel to the right of the crucifixition is the Virgin and Child, the Virgin enthroned with the Child on her lap. Roses are on either side of the crucifixition panel in the spandrel of the arches which frame each panel. The W side of the tomb has a memorial plaque (Wth 0.72m; H 0.84m; max. D 0.16m). Shield showing the White coat of arms with chevron engrailed between three roses, two over one. Underneath an inscription in Latin reads "Memento Mori" with a skull and crossbones. The plaque is in a moulded frame with an inscription at the base '10 MAI 1623'. The N panel (L 1.6m; H 0.65m) consists of an IHS motif fromed on either side by a stylised column, to the right of which is a Latin inscription. The inscription reads: Hic Jacet D. Nicholaus White Armiger, vir pietate, constantia, mansuetudine et integritate moru[m] conspicuus et amabilis. Obijt 30 die Augusti Ao.Dni 1622, ejus corpus ex antecessoru[m] capella quae borealem sacelli hajus partem respicit in hoc monumentu[m] 22 die Decembris AoD 1623 translatu[m] est cuius animae propitietur Deus. Sacellu[m] hoc S. no[m]i Jesu ejusq, genetrici B. Mariae Virgini dicatum construxerunt in perpetuam dicti Nicolae memoriam Barbara White uxor ejus vidua et Henricus White filius ejus et Haeres (Power 1907, 293). This has been translated as, "Here lies Mr. Nicholas White, Esquire. A man known and beloved for his piety, staunchess, refinement, and excellence of character, He died 30th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1622. His body on the 22nd day of December in the year of our Lord 1623 Was brought to this monument from the Chantry of his ancestors which faces the north side of this chapel. May God have mercy on his soul. Barbara White, his widow, and Henry White, his son and heir, have built this chapel as a perpetual memorial of the said Nicholas, and dedicated it to the holy name of Jesus and of his Mother the Blessed Virgin Mary" (Burke 1907, 267; Morrissey 1909, 266). The E side of the tomb is blank. The top of the altar-tomb (L 2m; Wth 0.53m; D 0.06m) is probably original. It is only moulded on one side and probably originally abutted the chapel wall. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004005 Wall monument (present location)
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), fixed against the E gable, there is a 17th-century armorial plaque of White family with scroll decoration on either side in raised relief. This was probably part of the White altar tomb (TS083-004004-) which was originally erected in the White Mortuary Chapel, St. Mary's Clonmel (TS083-019001-) and was moved to St. Patrick's Well in 1805 when the chapel was demolished (Burke 1907, 265-6; Holland 1992, 199). Burke (ibid. 267) describes the coat of arms as 'carved in bold relief-a chevron engrailed between three roses, two and one. Round the shield is stiff, conventional foliage, the tendrils pendant at the sides being wound into double true lovers' knots. The crest is a dexter arm in armour, couped at the shoulder, grasping a branch with three roses. Underneath, in Roman letters, is the motte- "Et Trias est Numero et natura est una colorum. En ubi praesidium Vitus et arma locat" [Trinity in number. Unity in colour. Herein White puts his faith and his arms.]'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004006 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including a label stop with two fleur-de-lys in raised relief and rose situated closest to the N wall. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004007 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including a label stop with raised vine leaves and intertwined stem which is situated immediately S of TS083-004006- near the N wall of the church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004008 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including a label stop with two fleur-de-lys in raised relief which is situated immediately S of TS083-004007- near the N wall of the church. Stone partially broken. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004009 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including a apex of coping of roof surmounted by a square receptical with circular depression. It is situated immediately S of TS083-004008- between the N wall of the church and the E window. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004010 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including the head of ogee-headed window with carved spandrels. It is situated immediately beneath the N side of the E window embrasure. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004011 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including the left side of an curving arch and with decorated spandrel, consisting of central florial motif with three points radiating from it and punched tooling on outer face of the surround. It is situated beneath the E window embrasure. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004012 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), concreted into the base of the E gable are a series of architectural fragments including a decorated spandrel, consisting of central florial motif with three points radiating from it, it is similar to a more complete fragment (TS083-004011-) which is adjacent, situated beneath the E window embrasure. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004013 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), are a number of architectural fragments, including a label stop two ivy-leaves with intertwined stem which is inverted in the E end of the S wall of the church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004014 Architectural fragment
  Description

  In the interior of the church at Patrickswell (TS083-004001-), are a number of architectural fragments, including a small scroll carving inserted in the E end of the S wall of the church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004015 Architectural fragment
  Description

  Incorporated in the footbridge over the pond outlet are three round-headed arches carved into the one stone (dims. L 2.39m x H 0.45m). The arches (Wth 0.51- 0.52m; H 0.18m) have hollow mouldings on either side (D 0.15m). It is possibly from the 17th-century White wall tomb which was originally located in the White mortuary chapel at St. Mary's church (TS083-019001-) Clonmel. When the chapel was dismantled, early in the 19th century, the tomb was brought to the church (TS083-004001-) at St. Patrick's Well. In 1967-9 works were carried out at the church and well and the three arches, which had been initially been positioned at the E gable of the church interior, illustrated in a sketch in Burke's History of Clonmel (1907), where moved to the outlet of the newly created pool (Shee and Watson 1975, 52-3). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS083-004016 Architectural feature
  Description

  Located 22.7m N of St. Patrick's Church and currently incorporated in St. Patrick's holy well (TS083-004002-). This natural spring well is enclosed by stone wall, with renovation work being carried out in the 50s and 60s (Shee and Watson 1975, 53). The well is very clear and is channelised into a large pond which runs off to form a river. The water runs out from the well through two narrow stone-cut channels, which appear to be reused flumes of an early mill (TS083-035----) (Manning 2007, 12-15). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Architectural heritage

• Oaklands, country house, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay three-storey country house, built c.1770. Breakfront to centre of façade with later Doric tetrastyle portico, and with canted bow to rear. Rendered walls with raised quoins and blocking course. Round-headed entrance doorway with blocked architrave, fanlight and sidelights. Well sited on edge of hill.

• Oaklands, gate lodge, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c.1820, located inside entrance gates to country house. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with rendered plinth and rendered pilasters framing ends of elevation and entrance doorway, pilasters supporting moulding cornice. Square-headed double timber sliding sash one-over-one pane windows with painted sills and render hood-mouldings. Gable-fronted porch with latticed timber sides over rendered plinth walls and having slate roof with decoratively carved timber bargeboards. Entrance gates to east comprise cast-iron double-leaf vehicular and single-leaf pedestrian gates between chanelled ashlar stone piers.

• Oaklands, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1800, currently vacant. Pitched slate roof with painted rendered end chimneystacks and rendered eaves course. Painted roughcast rendered walls with heavy buttress to north gable, and smooth rendered plinth. Square-headed timber sliding sash two-over-two pane windows with painted sills. Door not visible. Set in walled garden with round-headed carriage archway to entrance, having ashlar limestone entrance piers and wrought-iron double-leaf gates.

• Oaklands, walled garden, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Square-plan walled garden with chamfered corners, built c. 1800, currently disused. Coursed rubble limestone and sandstone walls. Round-arched carriage entrance to south wall with cut limestone piers and impost course, and ruled-and-lined rendered walling above with rendered brick coping, having double-leaf corrugated-iron gate. Round-headed carriage archway to west wall with ashlar limestone piers and wrought-iron double-leaf gates. Two-storey house, erected c.1800, located in north-west corner.

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 moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

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

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

Name

Patrickswell · Tobar Phádraig

Area

1,320,082 m² (132.01 ha, 326.2 acres)

Civil parish

Inishlounaght, and its townlands

Barony

Iffa and Offa East

Electoral division

Inishlounaght, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Inishlounaght electoral division: 3,489 people in 1,248 households; 77% of households own their home; 28% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballingarrane, Ballingarrane North, Ballingarrane South, Barn Demesne, Gortmore, Inishlounaght, Marlfield

Placenames

Patrickswell 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.