Ballyhahill’s story
Ballyhahill: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1860Water pump, Ballyhahill
- 1905Ballyhahill Carnegie Library
- 1950Scoil Naomh Mhuire
BallyhahillCo. Limerick
With 153 residents, it is a town in Co. Limerick.
Population
153
CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council
Median age
43.8
20% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%
Degree level
18%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Ballyhahill a good place to live?
Ballyhahill takes 5.9 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €311,900. 2% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 18% of adults are graduates. At the 2022 census, 15% of the labour force was out of work.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Ballyhahill has none.
What makes Ballyhahill stand out
The 3 things Ballyhahill does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
2% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
15% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
47% of residents 15 and over are at work.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyhahill.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Ballyhahill; flooding isn’t measured here
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Ballyhahill has radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Ballyhahill lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
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 | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
92
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Rain is part of life in Ballyhahill: 1,263 mm a year, more than in both Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
July afternoons reach 19.2°C here, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The nearest weather station is Shannon Airport, 24 km away. December is the wettest month in Ballyhahill, with 146 mm of rain on average.
19.2°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer18.7°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.2°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,263 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
19.2°C
July high
2.9°C
January low
1,263 mm
Rain a year
146 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Ballyhahill have a disability than its ages would predict: 128 per 100 expected, above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
A disability affects 29% of people in Ballyhahill. At the census, 83% of people in Ballyhahill called their health good or very good, below Co. Limerick’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Unpaid caring falls to 6.5% of the town’s residents.
83%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health129
Disability128
Co. Limerick171
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2% |
129
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 171
128
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
Social housing is more common in Ballyhahill than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns, at 37% of households
Owners make up 49% of households, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (59%) and Irish towns (61%). 8% of households are private tenants.
€312Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Ballyhahill€312K
Co. Limerick€312K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 37% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 27% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 49% | 59% | 61% |
49%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
8%
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
More woodland lies at the edge of Ballyhahill than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 12% of the land within 1 km
100% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Among the protected sites near Ballyhahill is Stack's to Mullaghareirk Mountains. Within 5 km, 32% of the land is protected nature, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%).
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Ballyhahill1.2 ha
Co. Limerick4.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 32% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 12% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 91% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
1.2 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
32%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Ballyhahill: 11 degrees and light showers today
Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 20 km/h; the coldest it gets is 5°C. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C. Over a whole year, the typical afternoon climbs from 9°C in January to 19°C in July.
11°C / 5°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 | 391 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 240 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 272 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 360 mm |
11°C / 5°C
Today
0.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
11 km/h
Wind
96%
Humidity
9 h 22 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 1.6% of commuters in Ballyhahill go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
The average trip to work took 30.4 min, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (23 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). At the census, 90% of commuters went by car. Home was the main workplace for 6.6% of workers at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Bus2%
| Census 2022 | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 30.4 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 61% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 30% | 37% | 31% |
€53,260
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
7%
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
2% of Ballyhahill speaks Irish every day outside school, more than Co. Limerick’s towns
20% of residents are 65 or over, above Co. Limerick’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of the population. Foreign-born residents make up nearly a fifth of the population.
43.8median age
BallyhahillCo. LimerickIreland
Ages · share of residents
20%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none20%
Lower secondary14%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher18%
Women and men · all residents
48.4% of Ballyhahill’s residents are women
74 women and 79 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Ballyhahill voted at the general election than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 61%
Limerick City and County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. Turnout at the last local elections was 52%, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (48%) and Irish towns (46%). The voters of Limerick City and County Council also elect its mayor directly: John Moran (Independent), since 7 June 2024.
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 | Ballyhahill | 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 196 buildings per 10,000 residents in Ballyhahill, more than in both Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Homes from before 1919 make up 9.1% of the total. Ballyhahill’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
3inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional3
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1860
earliest dated inventory building
9%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 196 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.1% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
More schools around Ballyhahill are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 100%
One school lies within 3 km of Ballyhahill. The one school within 3 km of Ballyhahill has 39 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 39 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyhahill | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
39
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
13 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 Ballyhahill; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBunratty Castle30 km northeast
CastleGlin Castle6.9 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle24 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle20 km west
CathedralEnnis Cathedral35 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West15 km southeastPlaces: 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
- Glin Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Desmond Castle Newcastle West: Eugene gogs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ballyhahill
15pages on Ballyhahill
Landmarks
Ballyhahill’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
Famous people from around Ballyhahill
No notable person born in Ballyhahill is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
A
Alexander CarteIrish paleozoologist (1805-1881) · born in Newcastle WestC
Cliodhna CussenIrish sculptor · born in Newcastle West · 1932–2022D
Denis CussenRugby union player · born in Newcastle West · 1901–1980B
Bill MulcahyIrish rugby union player · born in Rathkeale · 1935–2025G
Gilbert HewsonIrish politician · born in Askeaton · ?–1951Photo credits
William Travers: Photographer unidentified, Public domain
Ballyhahill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Newcastle WestAskeatonRathkealeBallyhahill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhahill | 153 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newcastle West | 7,209 | 15 | A− | A | B+ | C |
| Askeaton | 1,236 | 16 | — | B | B− | D |
| Rathkeale | 1,231 | 18 | — | B− | B− | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ballyhahill
How do people in Ballyhahill get to work?
7% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Ballyhahill growing?
Ballyhahill had 153 people at the 2022 census, down from 155 in 2016: 1.3% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
Is Ballyhahill a young town or an old one?
The median age in Ballyhahill is 43.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Ballyhahill
Urban area in Co. Limerick
153 people live in Ballyhahill, 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
- 153 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Limerick
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Adare-Rathkeale
- Dáil constituency
- Limerick County
- Name in Irish
- Baile Dhá Thuile
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:21536
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).