Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage lists 49 of its buildings. In Limerick, this neighbourhood has 5,412 residents.
Galvone grades low on several counts. Its weakest is health (D−): 210 residents in bad health and 131 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict. At D− overall, Galvone ranks #318 of 320 Irish towns. Nationally, it does behind almost every Irish town. Safety lags: recorded crime comes to 10.3 violent offences and 11.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): two in five commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. A typical home sold for €311,900, or 7.6 years of the town’s median household income. Work and incomes lag (D): 55% of people aged 15 to 64 are in work, and unemployment is 21%.
Figures: commuting, health and work, 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. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Galvone does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Galvone 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 →
12 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Galvone. Best known first.
CathedralSt John's Cathedralin town
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral400 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumThe Hunt Museum300 m outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryLimerick City Gallery of Art500 m outside town, to the west
MuseumThe People's Museum of Limerick700 m outside town, to the west
CastleFanning's Castle300 m outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Galvone.
Galvone ranks 39th of the 40 Irish towns nearest its size on the Health Grade, near the bottom. Self-reported good health: just over four fifths of the town’s residents. 3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Limerick’s towns (2.7%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. A disability affects 27% of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The commonest graded crime in Galvone was damage to property (2023–2025). Every kind together came to 108.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (94) and Irish towns (54.3).
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 | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 11.9 | 11.2 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 108.8 | 94 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 33.9 | 27 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 10.3 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
The census counted nearly one in ten workers working mainly from home. Just over a fifth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Households take home €41,000 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 21% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 55% | 62% | 68% |
| Average trip | 20.9 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €41,000 | €51,115 | €57,760 |
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.
Within 3 km of Galvone there are 48 schools (29 primary schools, 13 secondary schools and 6 special schools). 54% of the secondaries are single-sex, near Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) and higher than Irish towns (39%). Colaiste Mhichil is the nearest secondary school, 0.6 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Moin A Lin Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 847 | 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 | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 54% | 55% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 10% | 12% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 46% | 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.
Radon tests would find about 1.6% of Galvone’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. The ground under Galvone carries no high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 9.8% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The social rented sector houses nearly a quarter of households. Private renters make up 30% of households, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (26%) and Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 23% | 13% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 44% | 61% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 30% | 26% | 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.
Here July highs average 20.0°C, in line with Co. Limerick’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The nearest weather station is Shannon Airport, 21 km away. December is the wettest month in Galvone, with 112 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,017 mm | 1,038 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.8°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 1 km, 0.7% of the land is woodland, below Co. Limerick’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Galvone has 4 parks, with 24 ha of green space in all. Among the protected sites near Galvone is Lower River Shannon SAC. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 89% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 8.3% | 9.8% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.9 km per km² | 2.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
For Galvone, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C. Rain stays out of the forecast today, the air barely stirring above 19 km/h, and the low settles at 5°C. December follows with normal highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 298 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 203 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 236 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 280 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
One measure of its mix: 26% of residents were born abroad. 0.6% speak Irish daily outside school, about level with Co. Limerick’s towns (0.9%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
48.8% of Galvone’s residents are women
2,639 women and 2,773 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 36% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 23% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 33% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.1% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 37% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Limerick City and County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 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. General election turnout: 55%, close to Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) and below Irish towns (59%).
| Turnout | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 55% | 55% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 48% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, Galvone has 91 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, above Co. Limerick’s towns (15) and Irish towns (48) alike. The pre-1919 share of homes is 7.5%. 12 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
| Heritage | Galvone | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 91 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.5% | 3.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Galvone has 49 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 15 of them rated of national or international importance. 12 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galvone | 5,412 | — | D− | C | D | D− |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery | 4,122 | 0.8 | D− | C | D | D− |
| Garryowen | 5,428 | 0.9 | D | B | D | D |
| Limerick City Centre | 3,434 | 1.1 | C− | C | D | B− |
| Rathbane | 4,111 | 1.2 | D− | C | D | D− |
| Dock | 6,258 | 1.4 | D | C | D | C− |
| Corbally and King's Island | 14,213 | 1.6 | D− | C | D | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Galvone had 5,412 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,166 in 2016: 4.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Galvone is 36.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
9% mostly work from home, and 42% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Limerick
5,412 people live in Galvone, 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).