Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Limerick has a population of 887.
Bruff takes 4.2 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €222,500. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 26 buildings here. The car is not the only way to work here: just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Residents born outside Ireland: 11%.
Bruff is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Bruff does most differently from other towns.
8 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bruff.
Within 3 km of Bruff there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 219.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Dean Cussen Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 219 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −14% | +3% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
About 3.1% of homes in Bruff are estimated to pass the radon reference level. The ground under Bruff carries no high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Bruff | 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.
A January night in Bruff drops to 2.6°C on average, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.9°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). Summer highs in Bruff reach 19.8°C in July. December is the wettest month locally, with 104 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.6°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 987 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Unpaid carers make up 6.5% of residents, above Co. Limerick’s towns (5.5%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 102 for every 100 expected in Bruff. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.2% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 25% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
18% of households live in social housing. Households that own their home make up 61%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €210,000 | 53 |
| Housing | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €223K | €312K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 27% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.5 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Bruff has 1.8 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents. 2 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 67% | 91% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.2% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Long-term averages for Bruff put November days at 11°C and November nights at 5°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 22 km/h, and the low is 5°C. After that, 5 of the 6 days look dry.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 282 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 198 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 229 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 279 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The car took 81% of commuters, above Co. Limerick’s towns (65%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 7% of workers at the census. Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 68% at the census.
| Census 2022 | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 61% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 26.9 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 34% | 37% | 31% |
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.
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. 24% of adults hold a degree, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (31%) and Irish towns (36%).
52.0% of Bruff’s residents are women
461 women and 426 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.8% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election, 61% of voters took part. Limerick City and County Council is led by a mayor its voters elect: John Moran (Independent), elected on 7 June 2024. With 13 of 40 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Limerick City and County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 55% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 sites here, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Bruff | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 293 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.5% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Bruff. Best known first.
Bruff’s built heritage counts 26 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 8 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
6 notable people were born in Bruff.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruff | 887 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kilmallock | 1,761 | 8.6 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Croom | 1,240 | 13 | — | C− | A | B− |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 14 | — | C+ | A | D− |
| Charleville Cork | 3,970 | 17 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 19 | C+ | C | D | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Bruff had 887 people at the 2022 census, up from 860 in 2016: 3.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Bruff is 39.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Limerick
887 people live in Bruff, 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).