Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,030 people live in this neighbourhood in Limerick. 6% of people here were born outside Ireland.
A tough set of grades. Residents’ health trails most towns (D−): 265 residents in bad health and 160 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. Ballynanty’s overall grade, D−, puts it better than 3% of Irish towns. The ranking puts it #11 of 15 in Co. Limerick. Fewer journeys need a car. 35% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). Home prices sit at a median €311,900, which is 8.4 years of the town’s median household income.
Figures: commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Ballynanty does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballynanty with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballynanty. Best known first.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral2 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral1.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe Hunt Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art1.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick1.8 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballynanty.
Among the 40 Irish towns closest to its size, Ballynanty ranks 40th on the Health Grade, near the foot. Self-reported good health: 78% of the town’s residents. The town’s share in bad or very bad health, 4.7%, is the second highest of the 15 towns in Co. Limerick. In addition, just over a third of residents have a disability, above Co. Limerick’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| Census 2022 | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 2.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 34% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
For secondary school, the closest is Thomond Community College, 0.3 km from the town. Just over half of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (46%) and Irish towns (35%). 39 schools lie within 3 km of Ballynanty: 24 primary schools, 11 secondary schools and 4 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil IdeLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 654 | Catholic |
| Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ GirlsLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 746 | Catholic |
| Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 606 | Inter-denominational |
| Thomond Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 597 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 64% | 54% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 51% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 10% | 12% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
A trip to work takes 20 min on average. 45% of trips took under 15 minutes, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (31%). The census counted 3.8% of workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 45% | 62% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 24% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 20 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €37,340 | €51,115 | €57,760 |
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.
In all, 69.8 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, between Co. Limerick’s towns (97.5) and Irish towns (54.3). Burglary and damage come to 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year. The commonest graded crime in Ballynanty was damage to property (2023–2025).
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 9.1 | 11.3 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 69.8 | 97.5 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 6.2 | 9.7 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 20.8 | 29.2 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Households that own their home make up 43%. Private renters make up 6% of households, below Co. Limerick’s towns (27%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| Housing | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 51% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 6% | 27% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 43% | 61% | 61% |
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.
Radon above the reference level: an estimated 1.6% of homes in Ballynanty. Low-lying near a river: 7.7% of homes, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (9.8%) yet higher than Irish towns (0.5%). No part of Ballynanty is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 7.7% | 9.8% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Ballynanty gets 1,090 mm of rain a year. The annual mean locally is 10.5°C. Across the year, Ballynanty now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,090 mm | 1,032 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Among the protected sites near Ballynanty is Lower River Shannon SAC. Protected sites cover just over a tenth of the land within 5 km, above Co. Limerick’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike. Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes. The town has 2 parks, with 14 ha of green space in all.
| Outdoors | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.7% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 89% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A quiet day is due today: no rain, a light wind peaking at 19 km/h, and 5°C overnight. For Ballynanty, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 321 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 216 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 254 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 299 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (20%). One measure of its mix: 5.8% of residents were born abroad. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.
Women make up 52.4% of Ballynanty
1,589 women and 1,441 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 30% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 24% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 33% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.6% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 7.6% | 37% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 55% voted, near Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) and lower than Irish towns (59%). Limerick City and County Council is led by a mayor its voters elect: John Moran (Independent), elected on 7 June 2024. There is no majority on Limerick City and County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 13 of 40, short of 21.
| Turnout | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 55% | 55% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 48% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 1% of the total. Relative to its size, Ballynanty keeps 3 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (31) and Irish towns (48). Ballynanty has one building on the national inventory of architectural heritage, rated of national importance.
| Heritage | Ballynanty | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 3 | 31 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One notable person was born in Ballynanty; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballynanty | 3,030 | — | D− | C | C− | D− |
| Farranshone | 7,874 | 1.2 | B | C | C− | A− |
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 1.3 | D | C | C− | C |
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 2.2 | D− | C | D | D |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 2.3 | C− | C | D | B− |
| Dock | 6,258 | 2.6 | D | C | D | C− |
| Westbury Clare | 3,636 | 3 | B− | C− | A | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballynanty had 3,030 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,891 in 2016: 4.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballynanty is 35.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
4% mostly work from home, and 45% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Limerick
Ballynanty has 3,030 people, in the area of Limerick City and County Council. TownRatings splits Limerick into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).