Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
53% of households own their home outright. A neighbourhood of 7,874 in Limerick.
Strong in places, weak in others. Health is where it shines (A−): bad health runs at 85 and disability at 96 per 100 expected for its ages. With a B overall, Farranshone is better than 62% of Irish towns and ranks #2 of 15 in Co. Limerick. A typical home sold for €311,900, or 4.9 years of the town’s median household income. Crime is the sore point (C−): recorded crime comes to 6.2 violent offences and 9.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Figures: health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · 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.
The 3 things Farranshone does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Farranshone 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 10 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Farranshone. Best known first.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral800 m outside town, to the east
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral200 m outside town, to the east
MuseumThe Hunt Museum200 m outside town, to the east
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art500 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick500 m 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 Farranshone.
Irish-medium schools make up 12%, near Co. Limerick’s towns (12%) and higher than Irish towns (8%). Ardscoil Ris is the nearest secondary school, 0.4 km away. Families in Farranshone have 49 schools within 3 km to choose from: 31 primary schools, 12 secondary schools and 6 special schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil NeassainLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 668 | Catholic |
| Crescent College ComprehensiveLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | Post-primary · Comprehensive | 922 | Inter-denominational |
| 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 | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +4% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 58% | 54% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 12% | 12% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 47% | 46% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Unemployment stands at 6.9%. 60% of commuters drove, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (66%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 70% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | 61% | 68% |
| Median household income | €63,050 | €49,879 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 24.4 min | 22.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (3.1%) and near Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 96 for every 100 expected in Farranshone. A disability affects nearly a quarter of people here.
| Census 2022 | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 25% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The overall crime rate is 69.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Among the graded crimes in Farranshone, the most frequent was damage to property (2023–2025). Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 20.8 per 1,000 a year, between Co. Limerick’s towns (29.2) and Irish towns (15.3).
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 | Farranshone | 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
19% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 2% of households, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 2% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 58% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 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.
Farranshone gets 1,057 mm of rain a year. Across the year, Farranshone now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010. December is the wettest month here, with 117 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,057 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.
Farranshone has 4 parks, with 41 ha of green space in all. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Walkers have 2.8 km per km² of paths and tracks, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.4 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 11% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 89% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.8 km per km² | 2.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Judged by the averages, Farranshone sees November days reach 11°C and nights fall to 5°C. It stays dry from start to finish today, with wind of 19 km/h or less and a low near 7°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 311 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 210 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 291 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Degrees are held by 49% of adults. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (20%). Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
Women make up 51.9% of Farranshone
4,087 women and 3,787 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.2% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 49% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
55% of voters cast a ballot at the general election. Limerick City and County Council is led by a mayor its voters elect: John Moran (Independent), elected on 7 June 2024. Fine Gael lead Limerick City and County Council with 13 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed.
| Turnout | Farranshone | 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 5.7% of the total, above Co. Limerick’s towns (3.1%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 sites here, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (11) and Irish towns (11). Farranshone has 86 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 109 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.7% | 3.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
10% of homes stand low near a river, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (8.5%) and Irish towns (0.5%). By estimate, 1.6% of homes in Farranshone carry radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Farranshone lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Farranshone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 10% | 8.5% | 0.5% |
| Low-lying near the coast | 0.3% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Farranshone has 86 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. Archaeologists have recorded 10 sites here.
No notable person born in Farranshone is on our list; these were 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farranshone | 7,874 | — | B | C | C− | A− |
| Ballynanty | 3,030 | 1.2 | D− | C | C− | D− |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 1.3 | C− | C | D | B− |
| Dock | 6,258 | 1.4 | D | C | D | C− |
| Caherdavin | 7,364 | 1.5 | D | C | C− | C |
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 1.9 | D− | C | D | D |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 2.1 | D− | C | D | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Farranshone is 43.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Farranshone had 7,874 people at the 2022 census, up from 7,460 in 2016: 5.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Neighbourhood in Limerick
Farranshone has 7,874 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).