K i l m allock Walled Town Public Realm Plan Kilmallock Walled Town Public Realm Plan March 2009 Limerick County Council County Hall 49 O’Connell Street, Limerick Dooradoyle T: 061 409694 F: 061 409695 County Limerick E:
[email protected] C O N T E N T S Acknowledgements Page INTRODUCTION We gratefully acknowledge the direction and assistance given throughout the preparation 1.1 Purpose of the Public Realm Plan 1 of this report, and in particular: 1.2 Conservation and Management Plan 1 1.3 Process and Content 1 Sarah McCutcheon Executive Archaeologist, Limerick County Council James O’Callaghan Senior Executive Engineer, Kilmallock Area Office 2. TOWN CONTEXT 2.1 Background 3 and members of the Steering Group: 2.2 The Kilmallock Local Area Plan 2002 4 2.3 Ballyhoura Attractions Cluster Development Strategy 2003 5 Michael Barry Chairman of the Steering Group and of Kilmallock Tourism 2.4 Tourism Strategy for the Shannon Region 2008-2010 5 Willie Ryan Secretary of the Steering Group, Senior Staff Officer 2.5 Town Approaches 6 Kilmallock Area Office 2.6 Public Transport 7 Jim Hoolihan Councillor 2.7 Townscape Character 8 Paddy McAuliffe Councillor 2.8 Record of Protected Structures 12 Canon William Fitzmaurice Parish Priest 2.9 Recorded Monuments and Places 13 Noel Collins Chairman of Kilmallock Historical Society 2.10 Recent Planning Applications 14 Nuala O’Grady Local Resident 2.11 Townscape Issues and Opportunities 16 Peter Kenny Local Resident Claire Kenny Local Resident 3. STRATEGY PROPOSALS Mary Barry Local Resident 3.1 Area 1: Railway