Fieries’ story
Fieries: 1 building on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1850Saint Gertrude's Catholic Church
FieriesCo. Kerry
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 9%. A town of 573 in Co. Kerry.
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Photo: Raymond Norris · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
573
CSO, Census 2022 · Kerry County Council
Median age
36
5% are 65+ · Co. Kerry 18%
Degree level
35%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Fieries a good place to live?
Buying the median home, at €302,300, takes 5.5 times the town’s median household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 3% of commuters to work. Only 5% of residents are 65 or over.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fieries out for now.
What makes Fieries stand out
The 3 things Fieries does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 5% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
3% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
67% of residents 15 and over are at work.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fieries.
Natural hazards
Fieries has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
The EPA estimates that 5% of homes in Fieries are above the radon reference level. The ground under Fieries carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
223
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Hardly any Irish towns collect more rain than Fieries: 1,385 mm a year
Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Fieries is 10.9°C. July afternoons reach 19.6°C here, near Co. Kerry’s towns (19.6°C) and lower than Irish towns (19.9°C). Expect January lows of around 3.6°C here.
19.6°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.9°C
Spring13.9°C
Summer19.2°C
Autumn14.8°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,385 mm | 1,339 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.9°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.6°C | 3.7°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.6°C | 19.9°C |
19.6°C
July high
3.6°C
January low
1,385 mm
Rain a year
163 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Bad health runs low in Fieries for a town of its ages, at 55 per 100 expected, less than in Co. Kerry’s towns or Irish towns
Self-reported good health: 92% of Fieries’ residents. Allowing for its ages, Fieries has 91 residents with a disability per 100 expected, below Co. Kerry’s towns (105) and Irish towns (106) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 0.7% of the town.
92%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health55
Disability91
Co. Kerry106
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.7% | 2.3% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
55
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kerry 106
91
disability per 100 expected · Co. Kerry 105
83.2 · 79.1
life expectancy, women · men, the South-West region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE South West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Fieries is a town of owners: 69% of households own their home, above Co. Kerry’s towns and Irish towns
Social housing holds 13% of households, below Co. Kerry’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. The private rented sector houses 17% of households.
€302Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Fieries€302K
Co. Kerry€232K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 69% | 53% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 27% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 13% | 18% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €302K | €232K | €350K |
69%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
17%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,182
a month on new tenancies, County Kerry
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V93, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More homes in Fieries are a short walk from green space than in Co. Kerry’s towns or Irish towns: 100%
Protected sites cover 0.8% of the land within 5 km, below both Co. Kerry’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Every 1,000 residents of Fieries share 0.4 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Fieries0.4 ha
Co. Kerry2.9 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.8% | 12% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 77% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
100%
Near a park
0.4 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
0.8%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Up to 11 degrees in Fieries today, partly cloudy
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 5 mm. Set beside Fieries’ forecast, a normal November runs from 6°C at night to 12°C by day. It stays dry from start to finish today, with wind of 19 km/h or less and a low near 4°C.
11°C / 4°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November12°C
December10°C
January10°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 432 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 268 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 277 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 409 mm |
11°C / 4°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
96%
Humidity
9 h 25 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fieries than in Co. Kerry’s towns or Irish towns: 3.1%
Household income came to €54,870 a year before tax, higher than Co. Kerry’s towns (€42,580) yet lower than Irish towns (€57,760). The car carried 90% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stands at 3.3%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Walk2%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 28% | 53% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 67% | 68% |
| Average trip | 24.8 min | 21.7 min | 27.6 min |
€54,870
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kerry €48,320
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
5%
trips of an hour or more
4,870
on the Live Register, County Kerry, September 2026
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.
Who lives here
Children make up 30% of Fieries, above Co. Kerry’s towns and Irish towns
18% were born abroad, below both Co. Kerry’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Over-65s are 4.9% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.
36median age
FieriesCo. KerryIreland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none5%
Lower secondary13%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert9%
Degree or higher35%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.5% of Fieries
295 women and 278 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 30% | 18% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 4.9% | 18% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.4% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.9% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 35% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kerry and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Castleisland had one of the highest turnouts at the 2024 local elections
Turnout at the general election came to 65%. Local government for Fieries is Kerry County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. 63% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Kerry’s towns (62%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). Independent lead Kerry County Council with 11 of 33 seats, but no party has a majority: 17 are needed.
11/33seats held by Independent
Seats on Kerry County · June 2024
Independent11
Fianna Fáil9
Fine Gael6
Sinn Féin4
Labour Party2
Kerry Independent Alliance1
| Turnout | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | 62% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 65% | 65% | 59% |
4
Councillors
11/33
Independent seats on Kerry County, the largest party
63%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Kerry
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Fieries counts one building on the architectural inventory
For its size, Fieries has 17 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Kerry’s towns (94) and Irish towns (48). 2.1% of homes were built before 1919. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in Fieries, of regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1850
earliest dated inventory building
2%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 17 | 94 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.1% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Pupil numbers around Fieries moved −11% since 2019, below Co. Kerry’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Fieries there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firies Mxd N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 250 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Fieries | Co. Kerry | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −11% | +9% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 29% | 35% |
303
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−11%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
8.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Killarney National Park and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Fieries; these are the best known within 40 km.
National parkNational park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKillarney National Park18 km south
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney14 km south
CastleRoss Castle15 km south
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms18 km south
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary18 km south
Cathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral22 km northwest
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney14 km southCastleRoss Castle15 km southMuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms18 km southAbbey or prioryMuckross Friary18 km southCathedral · Office of Public WorksArdfert Cathedral22 km northwestPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fieries
15pages on Fieries
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Fieries
One notable person was born in Fieries; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
D
Donal DalyGaelic football playerJ
Jessie BuckleyIrish actress and singer (born 1989) · born in KillarneyG
Gillian O'SullivanIrish racewalker · born in Killarney · born 1976R
Rea GarveyIrish singer, songwriter, record produc… · born in Tralee · born 1973T
Timothy V. MurphyIrish actor · born in Tralee · born 1960D
Dick SpringIrish politician · born in Tralee · born 1950Fieries’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
MilltownCastleislandTraleeKillarneyKillorglinFieries
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieries | 573 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milltown | 1,118 | 8.9 | — | B− | A | C− |
| Castleisland | 2,536 | 11 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Tralee | 26,079 | 13 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Killarney | 14,412 | 14 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Killorglin | 2,163 | 15 | — | B | A | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fieries
How old are the people of Fieries?
The median age in Fieries is 36, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Fieries drive to work?
7% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Fieries grown?
Fieries had 573 people at the 2022 census, up from 524 in 2016: 9.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Fieries
Urban area in Co. Kerry
Fieries has 573 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)
- Population
- 573 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kerry
- Council
- Kerry County Council
- Local electoral area
- Castleisland
- Dáil constituency
- Kerry
- Name in Irish
- Na Foidhrí
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:19842
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).