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Some 586 people live in this town, in Co. Limerick.
Home prices sit at a median €311,900, which is 4 years of the town’s median household income. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 2% of commuters. Unemployment stood at 3% of the labour force in 2022. One in ten residents were born outside Ireland.
Ballyneety isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Ballyneety does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyneety.
3 schools lie within 3 km of Ballyneety: 3 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockea National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 191 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +12% | +3% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
For radon, the estimate for Ballyneety is 3.6% of homes above the reference level. The ground under Ballyneety carries no high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | 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.
January nights in Ballyneety drop to 2.4°C on average. Across the year it averages 10.1°C, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,043 mm of rain to Ballyneety.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,043 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 1.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in Ballyneety runs at 58 per 100 expected. A disability affects 13% of people locally.
| Census 2022 | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 13% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.2% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.3% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private tenants account for 8% of households. 1% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 92% | 59% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 1% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 27% | 22% |
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.
Within 1 km, 1.1% of the land is woodland, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 2 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 91% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Long-term averages for Ballyneety put November days at 11°C and November nights at 4°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 22 km/h and a low of 7°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 6 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 299 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 207 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 247 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 291 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stands at 3.1%. The car took just over four in five commuters, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (65%) and Irish towns (66%). Working from home was the norm for 15% of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €78,730 | €50,710 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 17% | 37% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 69% | 61% | 68% |
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.
Graduates make up 52% of adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, close to Co. Limerick’s towns (17%) and below Irish towns (20%). A tenth of the people living here were born in another country.
50.3% of Ballyneety’s residents are women
295 women and 291 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.8% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.1% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.5% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 52% | 31% | 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. No party holds a majority on Limerick City and County Council: Fine Gael lead with 13 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 55% | 55% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Archaeologists have recorded 1 sites here. 4.2% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Limerick’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Ballyneety’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. One recorded monument or archaeological site lies here.
| Heritage | Ballyneety | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 34 | 15 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 10 | 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 Ballyneety; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral9.1 km northwest
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral9.9 km northwest
CastleBunratty Castle21 km northwest
MuseumThe Hunt Museum9.7 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey13 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Ballyneety’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. One recorded monument or archaeological site lies here.
No notable person born in Ballyneety is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Leah McNamara: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyneety | 586 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 5.1 | — | C+ | A | D− |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 7.4 | D− | C | D | D− |
| Castletroy | 15,093 | 7.9 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Annacotty | 3,398 | 8 | C+ | D | D | A− |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 8.2 | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 8.2 | D | B | D | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballyneety had 586 people at the 2022 census, up from 550 in 2016: 6.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballyneety is 43.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Limerick
586 people live in Ballyneety, 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)
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).