Mountain View, Lismore

Area

212 m²

Buildings

4 buildings touch it, 100 m² on the ground

Zoning

R2 RS (WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028) The objective
G1 OS (WCCC Development Plan 2022 - 2028) The objective

Townland

Lismore

Planning applications on this parcel

No planning application touches this parcel 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

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 26 recorded monuments.

• WA020-016 Road - road/trackway
  Description

  According to Power (1905, 123) a traditional ancient road could be traced beginning c. 2 km W of Lismore on the minor road leading to Glencairn, down the avenue to the farm of Lismore Castle, and E along a field bank towards the castle. On the E side of the town it follows a minor road through Ballyea to Drumroe to the ford of Affane (L c. 8km). Power, Rev. P. (1905) The Rian bó Phadruig (the ancient highway of the Decies) JRSAI 35, 110-29. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 July 2011

• WA021-019 Historic town
  Description

  Located on high ground overlooking the floodplain of the W-E Blackwater River to the N. St Cartagh or Mochuda founded a monastery (WA021-019002-) here in AD 636 which flourished throughout the first millenium. Recognised as a diocesan centre at the Synod of Rathbreasil in 1111, a town may have evolved around the monastery even before the arrival of the Anglo-Normans and the foundation of the manor which developed around the castle (WA021-019001-) in the late 12th century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 91). A market was in existence from the late 12th century and there are occasional references to houses and burghers during the medieval period, but no charters for the town survive and the settlement was probably unwalled. Lismore is first described as a borough in 1565, and in 1601 a weekly market and annual fairs are recorded (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 1, 68-103). During the Desmond Rebellion (1579-84) the cathedral and castle were burned and the borough fell into decline. In 1590 it was granted to Sir Walter Raleigh, and in 1604 it passed to Sir Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork. The settlement probably developed around the cathedral and Main St., and apart from the cathedral there are also references to St John's church, St Mary's church, Temple Chríost and St Brigid's Leper hospital, of which there are no remains and their sites are now unknown (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 1, 96-7). The only other antiquity within the modern borough is a mound site (WA021-019009-) and holy well (WA021-019007-). Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R. N. (1970) (reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses in Ireland. Irish Academic Press, Dublin. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 December 2008

• WA021-019001 Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle
  Description

  Situated on a bluff overlooking the W-E Blackwater River to the N, and separated by a slight S-N valley from Lismore cathedral (WA021-019002-) c. 140m to the SE. Reputedly built by King John in 1185 and destroyed shortly afterwards, the castle was soon rebuilt and held by the bishops of Lismore throughout the medieval period. Damaged during the Desmond Rebellion in 1579, it was granted to Sir Walter Raleigh in 1590 and later to Sir Richard Boyle, who started reconstruction work in 1621 and remodelled the castle. Captured by the Confederates in 1645, the castle is described as in ruins in the Civil Survey c. 1650 (Simington 1942, 5). It had been restored by the end of the 17th century by the second Earl of Cork only to be neglected throughout the 18th century. Rebuilding began in 1814 when the Lismore crosier and the Book of Lismore were found, and the present appearance of the castle dates to this period. It is still a residence of the Duke of Devonshire. No remains earlier than the 17th century are visible. Most of the work is 19th century in date and conducted in limestone; it is confined to repairs, crenelations and additions. Only the general ground plan of a hollow square and the base courses of most of the ranges are 17th century. The enclosed garden (WA021-019018-) to the S was laid out in 1626 and its walls are still intact (T c. 0.75m; H c. 3.5m). There are towers at the SW and SE angles, each featuring musket loops and wall-walks (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 1, 80). A Romanesque doorway (O'Keeffe 1994, 127-9), probably from St Mary's church (WA021-019022-), is built into the outer gateway of the castle with an armorial plaque (WA021-019020-) overhead, and an ogham stone from Ballyknock, Co. Cork, may have been moved to the castle (Power 1932, 11). (Bradley et al. 1989, 78-85) Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. O'Keefe, T. (1994) Lismore and Cashel: reflections on the beginnings of Romanesque architecture in Munster. JRSAI 124, 118-52. Power, Rev. P. (1932) The Ogham stones: University College Cork. Cork University Press. Educational Company of Ireland, Ltd; Dublin and Cork. Simington, R. C. (ed.) (1942) The Civil Survey AD 1654-1656, vi, the County of Waterford. Irish Manuscripts Commission. Dublin. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 March 2011

• WA021-019002 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  Located at the edge of high ground overlooking the W-E Blackwater River to the N, with a slight S-N valley separating it from Lismore Castle (WA021-019001-) c. 140m to the NW. This is an early monastic site founded by St Carthagh, also called Mochuda, in AD 636 shortly before his death in AD 637 or 639 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 91). The monastery prospered throughout most of the first millennium AD when it became an important ecclesiastical and political centre dominated by the O'Brien's from the late 10th century to the early 12th century. At the end of the 11th century the McCarthy sept became the dominant influence at Lismore, and Cormac McCarthy, king of Munster 1123-38, who built the Romanesque chapel at Cashel, also built two churches at Lismore. One of these may have been the 'Great Cathedral' which was blessed in 1166 (O'Keeffe 1994, 120). Lismore was plundered by Vikings in the 9th and 10th centuries and by Irish groups in the 11th and 12th centuries (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 91-2), and no remnants of the earlier foundation survive, although a field near the castle known locally as 'the Relic' is reputedly the site of 'Reilig Mhuire'— St Mary's Church (WA021-019020-) (Power 1952, 5). There is no evidence that there was ever an ecclesiastical enclosure associated with the early monastery of Lismore. Lismore was established as a diocese at the Synod of Rathbreasil in 1111, although it was united with Waterford in 1363 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 91-2). A synod of the Munster bishops was held at Lismore in 1152 lead by Christian O'Conairche, the bishop of Lismore and papal legate, and in 1173 and 1178 the church was plundered and sacked by the Anglo-Normans. Soon afterwards Lismore went into decline and little is recorded from the 12th century to the 16th century, although a borough incorporating Lismore had been established by the 16th century. Both the cathedral and castle (WA021-019001-) were damaged in the Desmond Rebellion of 1579-84, and in 1590 the town was granted to Sir Walter Raleigh. In 1603 it was granted to Sir Richard Boyle and by 1633 the cathedral was in ruins, although the chancel had been re-roofed by Boyle. In 1679 the cathedral was rebuilt by Sir William Robinson (Loeber 1979, 296) and the fabric of the present cathedral dates to this period, although the windows and doors were largely altered in the 19th century. The chancel was rebuilt after 1811 and the W tower was added in 1827. The only medieval portions which survive are the S chancel wall, the S piers of the crossing and some architectural fragments kept at the W end of the nave. Of the earlier foundation five inscribed graveslabs, a caryatid and some painted plaster survive; all except the plaster are displayed in the cathedral. The graveslabs were found in the early 19th century when the cathedral tower was being built and each inscription is written using the Latin alphabet. They were read by Macalister (1945, vol. 1, 107-8) as follows: 1, BENDACHT FOR ANMAIN COLGEN; 2, SUIBNE Mac CONHUIDIR; 3, BENDACHT FOR ANmain MARTAN; 4, OR DO DONNCHAD; 5, OR DO CORMAC P... B... R. Four are cross-inscribed and a sixth stone is now missing. The caryatid (Wth 0.23m; H 0.58m) depicts a robed figure seated with a book resting on his knees holding the pages open with one hand to face outwards. The figure represents either St John or Christ (O'Keeffe 1994, 118-27). An inscription written across the open pages of the book has been read as: IN MEnSAM DOMINI IERUSALEM DET ARMA ET CORONAS AURH (Macalister 1945, vol. 1, 109). Two pieces of painted plaster are stored in the library. A chest tomb, dedicated to the McGrath family and dated 1548, is at the W end of the nave (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 232-3). Archaeological testing (08E0707) by Dave Pollock in the nave and crossing of the Cathedral produced evidence of grave-cuts that respected robbed masonry walls, (Pollock 2011c). (Macalister 1938; Harbison 1992b, 326) Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R. N. (1970) (reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses in Ireland. Irish Academic Press, Dublin. Harbison, P. (1992b) Guide to the national and historic monuments of Ireland. Gill and Macmillan Ltd., Dublin. Hunt, J. (1974) Irish medieval figure sculpture 1200-1600: a study of Irish tombs with notes on costume and armour, 2 vols. Irish University Press. Dublin. Loeber, R. (1979) Bibliographical dictionary of engineers in Ireland 1600-1730, The Irish Sword 13, 106-22, 230-55, 283-314. Macalister, R. A. S. (1945) (reprint 1949) Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum, 2 vols. Stationery Office, Dublin. O'Keefe, T. (1994) Lismore and Cashel: reflections on the beginnings of Romanesque architecture in Munster. JRSAI 124, 118-52. Pollock, D. (2011c) St Cartage's Cathedral (C of I), Lismore. Cathedral and early monastery in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2008: summary account of excavations in Ireland, 2008, 362-3, No 1235. Wordwell. Dublin. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 18 March 2011

• WA021-019003 Cathedral
  Description

  Lismore was recognised as a diocesan centre at the Synod of Rathbrassil in 1111, and the blessing of a great church in 1166 may have been the inauguration of the Cathedral. The plundering of Lismore by the Anglo-Normans in 1173 and 1178 probably included the sacking of the Cathedral, and the diocese was in danger of anexation by Waterford in the early 13th century, although they were not united until 1363 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1981, 91-2). The cathedral was damaged in the rebellion of 1579 and was in ruins apart from the chancel, roofed by Boyle, in 1633 until rebuilt to a design of Sir William Robinson from 1679 onwards (Loeber 1977-9, 290, 296). The fabric of the church dates to this period although the windows and doors were largely altered in the 19th century. The chancel was rebuilt after 1811 and the W tower added in 1827. The only medieval portions are the S wall of the chancel and the S piers of the crossing, and some architectural fragments kept at the W end of the nave. The chest tomb of John and Katherine McGrath, 1557 (Hunt 1974, vol. 1, 232-3) is at the W end of the nave. Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R. N. (1970) (reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses in Ireland. Irish Academic Press, Dublin. Hunt, J. (1974) Irish medieval figure sculpture 1200-1600: a study of Irish tombs with notes on costume and armour, 2 vols. Irish University Press. Dublin. Loeber, R. (1979) Bibliographical dictionary of engineers in Ireland 1600-1730, The Irish Sword 13, 106-22, 230-55, 283-314. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

• WA021-019004 Graveyard
  Description

  St Carthage's Cathedral (WA021-019003-) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims. c. 100m E-W; c. 80m N-S) defined by masonry walls. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

• WA021-019005 Cross-slab
  Description

  There is a sandstone cross-slab (H 1.04m; Wth 0.42m) with an incised ringed cross beneath the inscription: BENDACHT FOR ANMAIN COLGEN (MacAlister 1945, vol. 1, 108, No. 933) attached to the W wall of the nave of St Carthage's Cathedral (WA021-019003-). Macalister, R. A. S. (1945) (reprint 1949) Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum, 2 vols. Stationery Office, Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

• WA021-019006 Architectural fragment
  Description

  There are some fragments of cut stone at the W end of the nave of St Carthage's Cathedral (WA021-019003-). (Bradley et al. 1989, vol. 1, 92) Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H. (1989) Urban archaeology Survey of Waterford City and County, 2 vols. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

• WA021-019007 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Located towards the head of a S-N valley between Lismore Cathedral (WA021-019003-) c. 180m to the NE and Lismore castle (WA021-019001-), c. 200m to the N. According to a plaque this well was originally known as the Forge Well, or Tobar na Céartan, but when the water of Tober Mhuire (WA021-19008-), c. 100m to the W, was diverted c. 100 years ago the veneration became attached to this well, which is now known as St Carthage's well. A gate and a passage with steps (L c. 2m; Wth 1.2m) leads to a circular well (diam. 1.05m-1.2m) underneath a dome surmounted with an iron cross. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

• WA021-019008 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  Located on a bluff overlooking a S-N valley just to its E. St Carthage's Well was associated with the church known as Relig Mhuire (WA021-019022-), which was somewhere to the N, but when the water was diverted c. 100 years ago veneration became attached to the well formerly known as the Forge Well (WA021-019007-), c. 100m to the E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

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Architectural heritage

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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).

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