Ballingarry’s story
Ballingarry: 16% of homes built before 1919
The register holds 11 buildings on the National Inventory in Ballingarry.
6 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
- 1680The Turret
- 1790Sheehy
- 1810Ballingarry Church
BallingarryCo. Limerick
A town of 570 in Co. Limerick.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
570
CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council
Median age
39.1
13% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%
Degree level
30%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Ballingarry a good place to live?
At a median €311,900, a home costs 5.3 times the town’s median household income. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 9% of commuters. 11 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The 2022 census put unemployment at 5%.
Ballingarry is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Ballingarry stand out
The 3 things Ballingarry does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
11 buildings on the national inventory
4 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
5% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
61% of residents 15 and over are at work.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballingarry.
Natural hazards
An estimated 5% of homes in Ballingarry sit above the radon reference level
2.8% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility2.8%
| Share of homes | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 2.8% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
285
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Summers stay cool in Ballingarry: July afternoons reach 19.5°C, below Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Ballingarry gets 1,038 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.2°C, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (10.5°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). Winter lows in Ballingarry average 2.7°C in January.
19.5°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.7°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,038 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
19.5°C
July high
2.7°C
January low
1,038 mm
Rain a year
117 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Ballingarry has 112 people in bad health for every 100 its ages would predict, against 171 in Co. Limerick’s towns and 113 in Irish towns
2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (2.9%) and near Irish towns (2%). Asked at the census, 89% of residents of Ballingarry said they were in good or very good health. A disability affects nearly a quarter of people locally.
89%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health112
Disability112
Co. Limerick171
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 2.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 23% | 25% | 22% |
112
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 171
112
disability per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 115
82.5 · 79
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016
31%
hold a medical card, HSE Midwest
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Few households rent privately in Ballingarry: 14%, fewer than in Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Nearly two thirds of households own their home, above Co. Limerick’s towns (59%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. Social renters account for 18% of households.
€312Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Ballingarry€312K
Co. Limerick€312K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 14% | 27% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 13% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 59% | 61% |
66%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
14%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,619
a month on new tenancies, County Limerick
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Ballingarry: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
Ballingarry has one park, with 4 ha of green space in all. Walkers have 0.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.5 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Every 1,000 residents of Ballingarry share 6.2 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Ballingarry6.2 ha
Co. Limerick4.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
100%
Near a park
6.2 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Forecast for Ballingarry: light rain today and highs near 11 degrees
Ballingarry’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 5°C. Expect little more than a sprinkle today, wind picking up to 21 km/h, and a low of 4°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
11°C / 4°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 312 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 206 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 230 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 290 mm |
11°C / 4°C
Today
0.2 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
94%
Humidity
9 h 23 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer people in Ballingarry are out of work than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 4.7%
At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. 73% of 15 to 64s were in work, above Co. Limerick’s towns (61%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. Workers spend 28 min getting to work, on average.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van82%
Walk7%
Bus1%
Bicycle0%
| Census 2022 | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 61% | 68% |
| Average trip | 28 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €58,640 | €50,710 | €57,760 |
€58,640
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
8%
trips of an hour or more
11,541
on the Live Register, County Limerick, 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
A town of families: 24% of people in Ballingarry are under 15, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%). 13% of residents were born outside the country. Over-65s are 13% of the population.
39.1median age
BallingarryCo. LimerickIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary19%
Leaving Cert36%
Diploma or cert4%
Degree or higher30%
Women and men · all residents
51.8% of Ballingarry’s residents are women
295 women and 275 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.3% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Ballingarry voted at the general election than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 61%
Turnout at the last local elections was 52%, above Co. Limerick’s towns (48%) and Irish towns (46%) alike. Limerick City and County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. Ballingarry sits in the Adare-Rathkeale local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
13/40seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Limerick City and County · June 2024
Fine Gael13
Fianna Fáil10
Independent5
Sinn Féin3
Labour Party3
Independent Ireland2
Social Democrats2
Aontú1
| Turnout | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 55% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 48% | 46% |
6
Councillors
13/40
Fine Gael seats on Limerick City and County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Limerick County
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory counts 193 buildings per 10,000 residents in Ballingarry, more than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
Homes built before 1919 account for 16.3% of the housing. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 sites here, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11).
11inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional11
Among them
- The Turret 1680
- Sheehy 1790
- Ballingarry Church 1810
- Echo Lodge 1810
1680
earliest dated inventory building
16%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 193 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 16.3% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Schools around Ballingarry are filling: pupils +6% since 2019, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns
Within 3 km of Ballingarry there is one school. 204 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chriost an SlanaitheoirLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 204 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballingarry | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +3% | +4% |
204
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+6%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
7.1 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bunratty Castle and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballingarry; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBunratty Castle25 km north
CathedralSt John's Cathedral27 km northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral27 km northeast
CastleKilbolane Castle15 km south
MuseumThe Hunt Museum27 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Adare12 km northeastPlaces: 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 (6)
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Adare: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ballingarry
15pages on Ballingarry
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
11 of Ballingarry’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 6 archaeological sites in and around the town.
Famous people from Ballingarry
5 notable people were born in Ballingarry.
Ballingarry’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
RathkealeAdareCroomNewcastle WestAskeatonCharlevilleBallingarry
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballingarry | 570 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 7.3 | — | B− | B− | D− |
| Adare | 1,224 | 11 | — | D | A | A |
| Croom | 1,240 | 11 | — | C− | A | B− |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 13 | A− | A | B+ | C |
| Askeaton | 1,236 | 16 | — | B | B− | D |
| Charleville Cork | 3,970 | 18 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ballingarry
Is Ballingarry growing?
Ballingarry had 570 people at the 2022 census, up from 550 in 2016: 3.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Ballingarry?
The median age in Ballingarry is 39.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Ballingarry
Urban area in Co. Limerick
570 people live in Ballingarry, in the area of Limerick City and 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
- 570 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Limerick
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Adare-Rathkeale
- Dáil constituency
- Limerick County
- Name in Irish
- Baile an Gharraí
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:21524
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).