Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
278 people live in this town in Co. Kerry.
Prices run to a median €222,500, 4.2 times local household income. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes here sold for a median €222,500 over 2023 to 2025. Just over a fifth of adults are graduates.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Duagh out for now.
The 3 things Duagh does most differently from other towns.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duagh.
Within 3 km of Duagh there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Duagh has 166 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Brid Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 166 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −17% | +9% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 29% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Radon is rarely a worry in Duagh: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. The ground under Duagh carries no high landslide susceptibility. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
1,308 mm of rain falls in a year, about level with Co. Kerry’s towns (1,339 mm) and above Irish towns (937 mm). Day and night, summer and winter, Duagh averages 10.5°C. In January, overnight lows in Duagh settle at 3.2°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,308 mm | 1,339 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.9°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.2°C | 3.7°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Duagh has 118 residents in bad health per 100 expected, above Co. Kerry’s towns (106) and close to Irish towns (113). 31% of residents in Duagh live with a disability. Family carers: 13% of the people in Duagh look after someone without pay.
| Census 2022 | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 13% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
19% rent privately, below Co. Kerry’s towns (27%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Social renters account for 6% of households.
| Housing | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 6% | 18% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 53% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €223K | €232K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 27% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V31, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected sites cover 8% of the land within 5 km, lower than Co. Kerry’s towns (12%) yet higher than Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near Duagh is Lower River Shannon SAC. There are 10.6 ha of green space for every 1,000 people locally.
| Outdoors | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 77% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 8% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 10.6 ha | 2.9 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
3.5% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. In work: 60% of residents aged 15 to 64, below both Co. Kerry’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (68%). On average, the journey to work lasts 24.7 min.
| Census 2022 | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 45% | 53% | 31% |
| Average trip | 24.7 min | 21.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 11% | 9.2% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town, higher than both Co. Kerry’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 12% of residents.
49.3% of Duagh’s residents are women
137 women and 141 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 18% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.6% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kerry and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 65%, close to Co. Kerry’s towns (65%) and above Irish towns (59%). There is no majority on Kerry County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 33, short of 17. Local government for Duagh is Kerry County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier.
| Turnout | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 62% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 65% | 65% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Archaeologists have recorded 3 sites here. 7.6% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Kerry’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Duagh’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Duagh | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 72 | 94 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.6% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Duagh; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle7.6 km northwest
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral28 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle19 km north
CastleGlin Castle19 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West23 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Duagh’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Duagh is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
John B. Keane: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain · Richard Alphonsus O'Connor: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923 and Cochrane, William, 1831-1898, Public domain · Ned O'Sullivan: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duagh | 278 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abbeyfeale Limerick | 2,206 | 6.8 | — | A+ | A+ | A− |
| Listowel | 4,794 | 7.7 | C+ | B+ | C | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
4% mostly work from home, and 45% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Duagh had 278 people at the 2022 census, down from 284 in 2016: 2.1% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Duagh is 41.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kerry
Duagh has 278 people, in the area of Kerry County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).