Strike Upper

0 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Strike Upper. The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 18 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Strike Upper 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 Strike Upper 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

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Suir SAC 002137

Recorded monuments

• TS070-074 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  In level pasture, paddock for horses. Circular area (diam. 24m) defined by remains of levelled bank reduced to scarp (Wth 4.4m; H 1.3m) SE-W-N-NE and levelled NE-E-SE. Causewayed entrance (Wth 5m at SE). External fosse (Wth 7.05m; D 0.45m) SE-W-N-NE. Scarp and fosse best preserved SE-W-NW. Remains of outer bank (Wth 5.35m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.7m) SSE-S-WSW and trace of same WSW-N-NE. Breach in outer bank at W probably due to location of horse jump at edge of inner scarp above; second jump adjacent to S. Interior slopes downwards gently to E and is incorporated into rest of field as pasture. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS070-075 Fish-pond
  Description

  In woodland, on a gentle W-facing slope, c. 20m to N of estate track. Two rectangular ponds (long-axis c. E-W) with rounded corners. Southern pond (dims. 6m N-S; 22m E-W; D min. 0.6m) has inlet drain entering at SE and small rectangular indent at W-end, S-side. Larger pond (dims. 7m N-S; 31m E-W; D min. 1.1m) is c. 10m to N. Ponds linked by linear, U-shaped drain (long-axis c. N-S; L 10m; basal Wth 0.55m; overall Wth 2m; D 0.60m) toward E-ends, which probably regulates water levels between them. Water in both is stagnant and probable build up of organic debris from overhanging sally trees. Possibly an estate feature associated with Grove House (TS070-076) c. 235m to SW, though on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map they are referred to as 'Old Fish Ponds'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS070-076 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Mullally (1864-66, 8, 17-18) records a headstone in Fethard graveyard which dates to 1713 and he mentions that 'it is supposed to belong to the old family of the Longs, who formerly lived at Grove, near Fethard'. The present house at Grove dates from the 18th century. It consists of five-bay two-storey with attic house over basement, built c. 1760 and a later three-bay two-storey over basement block. The later block, added c. 1830, changed the articulation of the W-facing older house so that the new front faced N and the three-bay block forms a symmetrical composition with the earlier wings. The pedimented rear of the old house facing the yard remains unchanged. There is a pitched gable-fronted slate roof to the centre bays of the older central block and hipped slate roofs with eaves course and rendered chimneystacks on the later additions. The exterior has painted rendered walls, with a dressed limestone string-course and plinth course to the later block and a render platband to front of older wings. It has flat-headed timber sliding sash windows throughout with limestone sills, six-over-six pane to the elevation of the earlier house and wings and bowed corner of earlier block, four-over-four horizontal pane to the W elevation of wings and one-over-one pane to later blocks. Barred three-over-three pane to basement of earlier block. (www.buildingofireland.ie) Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 23 March 2012

• TS070-081001 Church
  Description

  On the W-facing slope of a hill, with the Clashawley river at the base of the slope. The ground has been built up to form a terrace. According to Ó Cearbhaill (2007, 157-60), references to various spellings of Kilmacloye relate to Coolmundry church. 'Kylmacloye' is mentioned in c. 1231 in the Register of Hospital of St. John the Baptist without the New Gate, Dublin, 'Kylmacoly' and 'Kilmacloy' in c. 1302 and c. 1306 respectively in the Papal Taxation records; 'Kylmeklay' in 1481 in a list of procurations for the Dioceses of Cashel and Emly and 'Killmaclie' in 1615 in the Royal Visitation of Cashel and Emly (ibid.). A nave (int. dims. 5.3m E-W; c. 7.8m N-S; ext. dims. 9.6m E-W; 7.25m N-S; wall T 0.8-1.05m) and chancel (ext. dims. 5.04m N-S; 5.65m E-W; wall T 0.8m) church, aligned E-W, is composed of unusually large, roughly cut limestone blocks, roughly coursed. The W gable and W end of the N and S walls do not survive and most of the E gable of the nave, including the chancel arch, has collapsed with only the NE angle surviving, though the quoins are missing. The lower courses of the collapsed walls are visible in places beneath the rubble. Most of the internal facing of the N wall has collapsed and only the central portion of the S wall (max. surviving H 2.6m) survives intact. Masonry is broken out at the E end of the N wall, c. 1m above present ground level, where a window may have been. There is also a break in the opposite S wall at this point suggesting opposing windows. There are no visible architectural features in situ, however, amongst the rubble there is a splayed window jamb. Only the lowest courses of the chancel survive (surviving H 0.43m). Where the chancel meets the nave at the NE angle the chancel wall does not appear to be tied into the nave. There is a grass-covered mound of rubble within the chancel. The large cyclopean style masonry suggests a possible 12th-century date for this church. See attached photographs: TS070-081001-_01 external face of S wall of nave from SW TS070-081001-_02 church from SE with graveslab (TS070-081004-) in foreground TS070-081001-_03 church from W with collapsed W gable in foreground TS070-081001-_04 external face of N wall of nave from NE TS070-081001-_05 church from NE with ranging rod at E wall of chancel Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 13 December 2017

• TS070-081003 Graveyard
  Description

  Sub-rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 25m N-S at W and c. 40m N-S at E; c. 45m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 11.8m; int. H 1.55m; ext. H 1.55m) to N, bank (Wth 6.95m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 0.7m) to E and bank on S sides and earthen scarp (Wth 3.8m; H 1.15m) to W. Present entrance to graveyard via small gate at SW in a post and wire fence erected along the S and W sides just beyond the earthen enclosure. A stone field boundary, marked on the 2nd (1903-04) ed. OS 6-inch map, now forms the N side of the graveyard, also just beyond the earthen enclosure. The original entrance is not visible. Occasional mature deciduous trees around top of bank. Interior covered in tall, lush grass and nettles. Church (TS070-081001-) within interior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

• TS070-081004 Graveslab
  Description

  In the graveyard (TS070-081003-) of Coolmundry Church (TS070-081001-), 4.7m SE of the SE angle of the nave, in the grounds of Grove Estate. A tapering sandstone slab (H above ground 0.96m; Wth at top 0.46m; Wth at base 0.33m; average T 0.15m). The slab is decorated with an incised circular cross-head (diam. 0.185m) consisting of two concentric lines (0.02m apart) which project out to form three short rectangular arms (L 0.05m; H 0.05m) to the N, E and W. The cross-shaft consists of two bands formed by three vertical incised lines. The base of the cross is hidden beneath the soil. The slab appears to have a shouldered top, the raised central piece (Wth c. 0.26m) of which is broken. The grooved border (Wth 0.035m), which runs along both sides of the front of the slab, continues along the top and turns upward into the now broken off raised central piece. The graveslab is very similar to two other graveslabs (TS070-101008-; (TS070-101009-) which are located c. 1km to the SW, on the opposite side of the Clashawley River, in the graveyard (TS070-101002-) of the medieval church (TS070-101001-) of Kiltinan. With these examples the cross-heads are buried and the cross-shafts and cross-bases are visible. The decorative style suggests a 13th/14th century date for these graveslabs. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 12 December 2017

Architectural heritage

• Grove House, bridge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch humpbacked road bridge over Clashawley River, built c. 1830, with cast-iron railings to cut limestone parapets between limestone piers with curved caps. Snecked limestone walls with ashlar limestone voussoirs to segmental arch. Carved limestone piers having decorative motifs with rounded capstones.

• Grove House, country house, 1740–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached country house comprising three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1830, with five-bay sides, bow to west elevation, and having Ionic portico added 1836, attached to rear, west side of earlier five-bay two-storey with attic house over basement, built c. 1760, having slightly projecting pedimented central bays, bowed south-east corner and advanced three-bay two-storey wings with five-bay elevations to west. Hipped slate roofs with eaves course and rendered chimneystacks, having overhanging sheeted eaves to later block and to wings of earlier. Pitched gable-fronted slate roof to centre bays of older central block. Painted rendered walls, having dressed limestone string course and plinth course to later block and render platband to front of older wings. Square-headed timber sliding sash windows throughout with limestone sills, six-over-six pane to elevation of earlier house and wings and bowed corner of earlier block, four-over-four horizontal pane to west elevation of wings and one-over-one pane to later blocks. Barred three-over-three pane to basement of earlier block. Windows of ground floor façade of later block set into round-headed recesses. Limestone prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico to later block elevation, approached by flight of limestone steps. Segmental-headed opening with highly ornate cobweb fanlight over elaborate carved stone doorcase comprising partly fluted engaged columns, frieze with vegetal motifs, dentillated cornice and decorative timber panelled double-leaf door. Walled garden to the rear having coursed rubble limestone walls.

• Grove House, farmyard complex, 1740–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Farmyard complex, built c. 1760, comprising two main yards of outbuildings. West yard has rear of earlier house at west side, two-storey stable blocks to north and east, latter having carriageway connecting with east yard, and single-storey rubble limestone and two-storey outbuilding to south. Slated roofs throughout and rendered walls except for east range and single-storey building which have rubble limestone walls. Square-headed windows with limestone sills and timber louvers, door openings with timber battened half-doors, and elliptical-arched carriage arches with dressed limestone voussoirs and surrounds. Part corrugated-iron and part slate roof and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to single-storey building. Segmental-arched carriageway through south side with timber battened doors and pitched slate coping. East yard has two ranges of buildings, west and east. Slate roofs and partly roughcast rendered walls. Bellcote with cast-iron weathervane to pitched slate roof and elliptwo-storey west range shared with west yard. East range is single-storey with higher centre bay having elliptical arched carriageway and square-headed door openings. Cast-iron water pump to west yard with fluted cap, finial, cow's tail pumping handle and limestone trough.

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 Strike Upper, 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 Strike Upper.

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

Name

Strike Upper · An Stréic Uachtarach

Area

1,247,528 m² (124.75 ha, 308.27 acres)

Civil parish

Coolmundry, and its townlands

Barony

Middlethird

Electoral division

Peppardstown, the unit of the census

Census 2022

1,444 people lived in 534 households in the Peppardstown electoral division. 65% of households owned their home. 33% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Grove, Kiltinan, Knockboordan, Roebuck's-Land, Strike Lower, Tullow

Placenames

Strike 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.