Doon’s story
Doon has 24 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 11%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1790Doon Garda Síochána Station
- 1790Lysaght
- 1790Moore
DoonCo. Limerick
A town of 651 in Co. Limerick.
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Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
651
CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council
Median age
39.7
18% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%
Degree level
25%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Doon a good place to live?
Homes sell for a median €311,900, about 6 times what a household here earns in a year. Nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 24 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. 25% of adults are graduates.
Doon has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
What makes Doon stand out
The 3 things Doon does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
24 buildings on the national inventory
7.7 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Doon.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Doon moved −15% since 2019, below Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa is the nearest secondary school, 1 km away. Families in Doon have 3 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. 33% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (46%) and near Irish towns (35%).
3schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doon Convent N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 116 | Catholic |
| Scoil na Tríonóide NaofaLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 518 | Catholic |
| Scoil na mBraithre DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 56 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 54% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −15% | +3% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 33% | 46% | 35% |
690
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−15%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.7 km
to the nearest primary school
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.
Natural hazards
Doon has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
In Doon, an estimated 2.2% of homes exceed the radon reference level. The ground under Doon carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
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 | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
252
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Winter nights bite in Doon: January lows of 2.3°C, colder than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
Here July highs average 19.8°C, near both Co. Limerick’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Doon gets 1,139 mm of rain a year. Over twelve months, Doon averages 10.1°C.
19.8°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.8°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,139 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
19.8°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
1,139 mm
Rain a year
121 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Bad health is less common in Doon than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 1.9% of residents
Allowing for its ages, Doon has 96 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below Co. Limerick’s towns (171) and Irish towns (113) alike. Disability, age-adjusted: 110 for every 100 expected here. Self-reported good health: 87% of the town’s residents.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 25% | 25% | 22% |
96
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 171
110
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 Doon than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns, at 23% of households
Private renters make up 14% of households, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (27%) and Irish towns (22%). Three in five households own their home, about level with both Co. Limerick’s towns (59%) and Irish towns (61%).
€312Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Doon€312K
Co. Limerick€312K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 23% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 27% | 22% |
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
Almost everyone in Doon lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Among the protected sites near Doon is Lower River Shannon SAC. Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.5 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Doon3.9 ha
Co. Limerick4.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 9.5% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
100%
Near a park
3.9 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
9.5%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Work & commute
Only 8.9% of commuters in Doon go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Just over four in five commuters drove, above Co. Limerick’s towns (65%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 7.7% of workers at the census. Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 65% were employed at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van82%
Walk8%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 61% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 37% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.9% | 11% | 9.2% |
€52,420
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952
8%
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
Most of Doon was born here: only 12% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Children under 15 make up 22%, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (20%). 18% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
39.7median age
DoonCo. LimerickIreland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary18%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher25%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.5% of Doon
329 women and 322 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.5% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Doon turns out to vote: 59% at the last local elections, above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
General election turnout: 61%, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (59%). No party holds a majority on Limerick City and County Council: Fine Gael lead with 13 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. 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 | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 55% | 59% |
7
Councillors
13/40
Fine Gael seats on Limerick City and County, the largest party
59%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Limerick County
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory counts 369 buildings per 10,000 residents in Doon, more than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
Homes from before 1919 make up 11.4% of the total, above Co. Limerick’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. 2 archaeological sites are on the record.
24inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional24
Among them
2
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1790
earliest dated inventory building
11%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Doon | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 369 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.4% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Historic Family Home Tours and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Doon; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic houseHistoric houseHistoric Family Home Tours3.2 km outside town, to the west
CastleRock of Cashel26 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle34 km southeast
CathedralSt John's Cathedral25 km west
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey11 km northwest
CastleBunratty Castle39 km west
CastleRock of Cashel26 km eastCastle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle34 km southeastCathedralSt John's Cathedral25 km westAbbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey11 km northwestCastleBunratty Castle39 km westPlaces: 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 (5)
- Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Doon
15pages on Doon
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 24 buildings in Doon, each rated of regional importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.
Famous people from Doon
9 notable people were born in Doon.
Doon’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
MoroeCaherconlishNewportTipperaryDoon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doon | 651 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moroe | 1,432 | 11 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 15 | — | C+ | A | D− |
| Newport Tipperary | 2,183 | 15 | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Tipperary Tipperary | 5,387 | 16 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Doon
How do people in Doon get to work?
8% mostly work from home, and 39% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Doon growing?
Doon had 651 people at the 2022 census, up from 611 in 2016: 6.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Doon a young town or an old one?
The median age in Doon is 39.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Doon
Urban area in Co. Limerick
Doon has 651 people, 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
- 651 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Limerick
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Cappamore-Kilmallock
- Dáil constituency
- Limerick County
- Name in Irish
- Dún Bleisce
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:21498
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).