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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 11 Jul 1968

Vol. 236 No. 6

Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - County Limerick Lands.

63.

asked the Minister for Lands the names and acreage of all holdings of lands in County Limerick at present with the Land Commission.

The particulars requested are contained in a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

County Limerick.

Particulars of Estates — (apart from turbary, insignificant residues of partly allotted properties and lands transferred in exchange) — in the possession of the Land Commission for division.

Estate

Record Number

Townland

Area

(acres)

*Carmody

S.20360

Rathcarman

15

*Lucy

S.9049

Ballincurra

41

*Hunt

S.22482

Camas Nth.

44

*McNamara

U.C.297

Mount Blakeney

127

*Wrenn

S.24114

Tulligoline Nth.

24

Butler

S.23005

Kilduffahoo: Buffanoky

73

*Waller

S.24447

Rathfreedy

28

Galligan

S.26173

Inchiclare

81

Liston

S.24634

Rathcahill West

74

O'Connell

S.26126

Cooga Lr.

153

Reidy

S.25267

Ardlaman

126

Foynes Sawmills

S.23622

Shannongrove

144

O'Brien

S.22665

Ballycullane Upr.

93

*Already partly allotted.

NOTES: 1. It is not possible at present to indicate when the individual estates mentioned will be allotted but there will be no avoidable delay. The necessary local enquiries preliminary to allotment are being pushed forward as rapidly as circumstances permit.

2. During the last three complete financial years the aggregate area allotted in Co. Limerick was over 2,500 acres.

64.

asked the Minister for Lands the names and acreage of all lands in County Limerick in the hands of the Forestry Branch of his Department.

The information required is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

There are five State Forests in County Limerick; their names and acreages are set out below:

Forest

Productive Area

Area under woods and plantations

Total Area

Adare

1,903

1,652

1,947

Cappamore

2,864

2,773

3,382

Galtee

1,638

1,609

1,898

Kilfinane

3,476

3,131

3,637

Newcastlewest

1,936

1,532

1,982

Total

11,817

10,697

12,846

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