Fedamore’s story
Fedamore has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1810The Thatch
- 1820Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist
FedamoreCo. Limerick
381 people live in this town in Co. Limerick.
Population
381
CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council
Median age
33.4
9% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%
Degree level
21%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Fedamore a good place to live?
A median €254,900 buys a home here, 4.3 years of what the median household earns. 21% of adults have a degree. Just nearly one in ten residents are 65 or older.
Fedamore isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
What makes Fedamore stand out
The 3 things Fedamore does most differently from other towns.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 9% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
32% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fedamore.
Natural hazards
More homes in Fedamore stand on ground prone to landslides than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 4.8%
Radon is rarely a worry in Fedamore: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility4.8%
| Share of homes | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 4.8% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
125
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Fedamore has colder winters than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 2.4°C
July afternoons reach 19.6°C here, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Day and night, summer and winter, Fedamore averages 10.1°C. This Co. Limerick town is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
19.6°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.9°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.1°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Fedamore | 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 | 1,016 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
19.6°C
July high
2.4°C
January low
1,016 mm
Rain a year
108 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Fewer people in Fedamore live with a disability than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 20%
Weighed against its ages, disability in Fedamore runs at 112 per 100 expected. 2.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, between Co. Limerick’s towns (2.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Ages taken into account, Fedamore counts 176 people in poor health for every 100 predicted.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 88% |
176
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 171
112
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
Private renting is less common in Fedamore than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 13%
Council and housing-body homes hold nearly a fifth of households. Owners make up two thirds of households, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (59%) and Irish towns (61%).
€255Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Fedamore€255K
Co. Limerick€312K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 13% | 27% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 13% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €255K | €312K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 67% | 59% | 61% |
67%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
13%
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 V35, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space in Fedamore: 4.0 ha per 1,000 residents, against 4.7 ha in Co. Limerick’s towns and 4.1 ha in Irish towns
Protected sites cover 0.3% of the land within 5 km, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Woodland covers 0.1% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Walkers have 2 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Fedamore4.0 ha
Co. Limerick4.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 91% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.3% | 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 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
4.0 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
0.3%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Fedamore’s weather today: sunny, with a high of 11 degrees
Fedamore’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 11°C, nights 4°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 22 km/h and a low of 5°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
11°C / 5°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 289 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 202 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 242 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 284 mm |
11°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
92%
Humidity
9 h 23 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
More commuters in Fedamore drive than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 90%
In work: just over three in five residents aged 15 to 64, close to Co. Limerick’s towns (61%) and below Irish towns (68%). 13% of the labour force are out of work. The average trip to work takes 25.2 min.
0%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
| Census 2022 | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 37% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 61% | 61% | 68% |
| Average trip | 25.2 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
€59,930
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952
10%
worked mainly from home, 2022
4%
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
A town of families: 31% of people in Fedamore are under 15, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
Over-65s are nearly a tenth of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%).
33.4median age
FedamoreCo. LimerickIreland
Ages · share of residents
10%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none14%
Lower secondary21%
Leaving Cert38%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher21%
Women and men · all residents
53.3% of Fedamore’s residents are women
203 women and 178 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 31% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.4% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Fedamore votes in numbers: 61% turned out at the general election, above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Fine Gael lead Limerick City and County Council with 13 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (48%) and Irish towns (46%). Limerick City and County Council is led by a mayor its voters elect: John Moran (Independent), elected on 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 | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 55% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 48% | 46% |
6
Councillors
13/40
Fine Gael seats on Limerick City and County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Limerick County
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Fedamore is dense with heritage: 52 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, more than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns
2 of Fedamore’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
2inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional2
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1810
earliest dated inventory building
5%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 52 | 15 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.8% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Few schools around Fedamore teach through Irish: 0%, below Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
DEIS, the support scheme, covers half of them, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (46%) and Irish towns (35%). Families in Fedamore have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnane Mxd N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 30 | Catholic |
| Fedamore CNS DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 10 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic1
Multi-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Fedamore | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 46% | 35% |
40
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
7.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Monasteranenagh Abbey and 2 more in and around Fedamore
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Fedamore. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMonasteranenagh Abbey4.7 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenCoolwater Garden2.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumOld Irish Ways Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southPlaces: 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 (1)
- Monasteranenagh Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fedamore
15pages on Fedamore
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
2 of Fedamore’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
Famous people from around Fedamore
One notable person was born in Fedamore; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
D
Dorothea ConyersIrish novelist · 1869–1949J
Jim HoganIrish distance runner (1933–2015) · born in CroomF
Frances FitzgeraldIrish Fine Gael politician (b. 1950) · born in CroomN
Norman GarstinIrish painter (Newlyn School), teacher,… · born in CaherconlishD
Desmond FitzGerald, 28th Knight of GlinIrish nobleman and socialite · born in Croom · 1901–1949D
Donal MurrayIrish hurler · born in Croom · born 1956Fedamore’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CroomDooradoyleCaherconlishRathbaneBallinacurraProspect and Newtown PeryFedamore
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedamore | 381 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croom | 1,240 | 8.2 | — | C− | A | B− |
| Dooradoyle | 18,593 | 10 | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 10 | — | C+ | A | D− |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 11 | D− | C | D | D− |
| Ballinacurra | 3,719 | 12 | C | C | D | B− |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 12 | D− | C | D | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fedamore
How old are the people of Fedamore?
The median age in Fedamore is 33.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 31% of residents are under 15 and 9% are 65 or over.
Has Fedamore grown?
Fedamore had 381 people at the 2022 census, up from 357 in 2016: 6.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Fedamore drive to work?
10% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Fedamore
Urban area in Co. Limerick
381 people live in Fedamore, 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
- 381 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Limerick
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Adare-Rathkeale
- Dáil constituency
- Limerick County
- Name in Irish
- Feadamair
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:21515
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).