# Limerick, Co. Wexford: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Kilcavan, barony of Gorey, Co. Wexford; in Irish Luimneach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 697,146 m² (69.71 ha, 172.27 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 4,940 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 16 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Kilcavan, https://everytownland.com/wexford/parish/kilcavan.md
- Barony: Gorey
- Electoral division: Limerick, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 1,056 people lived in 341 households in the Limerick electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 58% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Wexford, https://everytownland.com/wexford.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/53186
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 241588
- Centre: latitude 52.734753, longitude -6.300241 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

12 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Limerick, from 453 m² to 365,895 m² (36.59 ha, 90.41 acres); 39 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 404482: 365,895 m² (36.59 ha, 90.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/404482.md
- Parcel 4945030: 130,506 m² (13.05 ha, 32.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4945030.md
- Parcel 386306: 97,792 m² (9.78 ha, 24.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/386306.md
- Parcel 4861482: 42,664 m² (4.27 ha, 10.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861482.md
- Parcel 396070: 38,387 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/396070.md
- Parcel 428788: 5,615 m² (0.56 ha, 1.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/428788.md
- Parcel 381874: 4,265 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/381874.md
- Parcel 3549272: 3,258 m² (0.33 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3549272.md
- Parcel 384414: 3,217 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/384414.md
- Parcel 5680391: 2,888 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5680391.md
- Parcel 5412274: 2,735 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5412274.md
- Parcel 4861451: 453 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4861451.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Limerick in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

16 applications, newest first.

- 8 Nov 2023, Wexford County Council 20231348: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission to demolish existing shed on site and permission to erect three block. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/126245
- 31 Oct 2023, Wexford County Council 20231309: Refused. Permission. Permission to erect 2 no. two bed apartments with connection to public services. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/126204
- 5 May 2022, Wexford County Council 20220588: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. Permission to erect a dwelling with services and domestic garage. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/123490
- 17 Nov 2021, Wexford County Council 20211785: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission to (1) convert existing outbuilding to fully serviced dwelling use. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/122544
- 8 Nov 2021, Wexford County Council 20211726: N/a. Permission, 1 home. Permission to convert existing outbuilding to fully serviced dwelling use and al. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/122473
- 19 Feb 2021, Wexford County Council 20210232: Granted (conditional). Permission. Permission to erect an extension to a dwelling and permission to upgrade effluen. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/119041
- 25 Jan 2021, Wexford County Council 20210081: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. Permission to erect a bungalow with services and domestic garage with ancillary. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/118508
- 16 Nov 2020, Wexford County Council 20201354: Granted (conditional). Permission, 1 home. Permission to erect a dwelling with services and all associated site and. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/117854
- 6 Apr 2020, Wexford County Council 20200419: Refused. Permission, 1 home. Permission to erect an apartment with connection to public services. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/115199
- 6 Apr 2020, Wexford County Council 20200418: Refused. Permission, 1 home. Permission to erect an apartment with connection to public services. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/115198
- 21 Oct 2019, Wexford County Council 20191417: Granted (conditional). Permission. PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING: A) OF AGRICULTURE BUILDING. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/111171
- 1 Oct 2018, Wexford County Council 20181337: Refused. Permission, 2 homes. PERMISSION TO ERECT 2 NO. 2 STOREY SEMI DETACHED TOWN HOUSES WITH CONNECTION TO. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/107143
- 11 Jul 2018, Wexford County Council 20180950: Refused. Permission, 1 home. PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING HABITABLE DWELLING AND ERECT A DWELLING WITH. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/106622
- 11 Jul 2018, Wexford County Council 20180948: Granted (conditional). Permission. PERMISSION FOR 1) RETENTION OF ALTERATIONS TO DWELLING AND 2) RETENTION. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/106620
- 29 Jun 2018, Wexford County Council 20180881: N/a. Permission, 1 home. PERMISSION TO DEMOLISH EXISTING DWELLING AND ERECT A DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/106535
- 19 Oct 2016, Wexford County Council 20161154: N/a. Permission, 1 home. PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH SERVICES AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND. File: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/wexford/application-details/102573

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Limerick.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- WX003-025: Structure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX003-025----. Marked as a small enclosure or mound (diam. c. 15m) at the corner of a field on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a S-facing slope. It is not known if the settlement of Limerick (WX003-052----) was fortified, but this feature, which is not visible at ground level, might have been a tower on the perimeter of the defences. Limerick church (WX003-026001-) is c. 100m to the ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 14 February 2012 Amended: 17 December 2020
- WX003-052: Settlement cluster, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CWX003-052----. Laurence Esmonde was a scion of the Esmonde family of Johnstown castle (WX042-017----). Unlike the rest of the family he was a loyal Protestant and became one of the two Commissioner for the Plantation of Wexford in 1611, and an MP for the county in 1613 (McHugh 2001). He was rewarded with grants of about 5500 acres centred on Lemmeneagh that became Limbrick or Limerick where he was required to build a castle. It had been built by 1621 and became the centre of the manor which had the right to hold courts and weekly markets with fairs once a year. Sir Laurence was also the Commander of Duncannon Fort (WX044-015001-) from c. 1603 until his death in 1645 and he spent much time there. At the outbreak of the Rebellion in 1641 he was able to provide 140 men for the defence of Limerick castle, most of whom would have been his tenants, fleeing to Limerick for safety. His own son, Sir Thomas Esmonde, was amongst the rebels and Sir Thomas held the castle until he burnt it at the approach of Oliver Cromwell in 1649. According to the Civil Survey (1654) Sir Thomas owned all the land in the parish of Kilkeavan in 1641 but the castle is described as ruined in 1654 (Simington 1953, 14-15). Prior to 1641 Limerick seems to have been a prosperous place as two innkeepers, a gentleman and a merchant were on a list of those from Limerick suspected of rebellion in 1641, together with a tailor and a cook in the neighbouring townland of Coolnagloose (Whelan 1990, 25-6). By his rebellion Sir Thomas forfeited the Limerick lands which became part of the estates of the Duke of Albemarle and were finally confirmed to him in 1668 (Griffiths 1890, 105-08). Although the castle might be ruined the rebellion did not destroy the settlement as in 1659 the village had a population of 11 Englishmen and 55 Irish (Pender 1930, 553). However, it was in decline, although four fairs continued to be held there into the nineteenth century (Lewis 1837, 2, 116). It was finally destroyed by evictions in 1837, at which time, on the eve of the Great Famine, it still had a hundred inhabitants (Gahan 1999). A survey of 1669 (Loeber and Stouthamer-Loeber 1987, 191-2) describes the settlement as: ‘The manor house was a large Stone Building, situated on the southside of a A large Hill, but in the time of Rebellion was all Burnt to ye Ground only ye Wales, some say by Sir Thomas Esmonde’s order. To it Joyunes A large Garden and orchard, and severall very large vines Against ye House wale. And from it Eastward is A long straggling Irish Towne. At the East end a Chapple. And about ye Middle of it A Reasonable good slate House in which Mr. Daulton lives, though badly in repayre and all ye rest to ruine.’ The settlement site is situated on a gentle SE-facing slope. Local tradition maintained that the village associated with Limerick castle (WX003-024----) was located between the castle and the church (WX003-026001-). It is not known if it was fortified, but the small circular feature (WX003-025----) marked on the 1837 edition of the OS 6-inch map in this area could have been a tower on its defences. Its suitability as an archaeological resource was assessed in 2012-13 (Harte 2013, 2012-13). A magnetic gradiometer survey and an earth resistance survey (12R0118) identified numerous subsurface features in a rectangular field (dims c. 250m ENE-WSW; c. 100m NNW-SSE) which even had the surface remains of some relict earthen banks, but the precise character of the features was unclear. Archaeological testing (13E0018) established the existence of between eight and nine burgage plots as well as earlier features including curvilinear ditches. (Harte 2012-13) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 17 December 2020

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

- Farm house, 1800–1840, Regional interest, registry number 15700315, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=WX&regno=15700315. Detached four-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay two-storey. Sold, 1890. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on an L-shaped plan, clay ridge tiles, rendered, ruled and lined buttressed chimney stacks having stepped capping, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined battered walls. Central door opening. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set in unkempt grounds on a corner site with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron gate.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Limerick, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- 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 Limerick.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/wexford/limerick.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/wexford/limerick.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/wexford/limerick.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Limerick with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wexford: https://everytownland.com/wexford.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballynestragh Demesne: https://everytownland.com/wexford/ballynestragh-demesne.md
- Barracurragh: https://everytownland.com/wexford/barracurragh.md
- Borleagh: https://everytownland.com/wexford/borleagh.md
- Borleagh Demesne: https://everytownland.com/wexford/borleagh-demesne.md
- Castleland: https://everytownland.com/wexford/castleland-240739.md
- Killinierin: https://everytownland.com/wexford/killinierin.md
- Knocklahaun: https://everytownland.com/wexford/knocklahaun.md

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.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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