Glin’s story
Glin: 17% of homes built before 1919
The register holds 19 buildings on the National Inventory in Glin.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
- 1780O'Shaughnessy
- 1810Glin Library
- 1810Hamilton Villa
GlinCo. Limerick
With 644 residents, it is a town in Co. Limerick.
1 place within 19 kmMap →
Photo: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office · Public domain
Population
644
CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council
Median age
46
24% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%
Degree level
28%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
13%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Glin a good place to live?
19 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Over-65s are 24% of the population. The car is not the only way to work here: 13% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Glin falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
What makes Glin stand out
The 3 things Glin does most differently from other towns.
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
19 buildings on the national inventory
6.1 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
24% are 65 or over
The median of Irish towns: 14%
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glin.
Schools
Schools around Glin are filling: pupils +21% since 2019, more than in both Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Families in Glin have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 159.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Fergus Primary School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 159 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +21% | +3% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
159
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+21%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.7 km
to the nearest primary school
7.5 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
Low radon and steady ground in Glin; flooding isn’t measured here
On high landslide susceptibility: 0.9% of homes, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Glin has radon 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 susceptibility0.9%
| Share of homes | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.9% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
347
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Glin is wetter than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 1,198 mm of rain a year
Over twelve months, Glin averages 10.6°C. Here July highs average 19.5°C, below Co. Limerick’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. On a January night, the temperature in Glin falls to about 3.3°C.
19.5°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.5°C
Spring13.6°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn14.5°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,198 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
19.5°C
July high
3.3°C
January low
1,198 mm
Rain a year
139 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, Glin reports less bad health than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 49 per 100 expected
27% of residents have a disability, above both Co. Limerick’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Ages taken into account, Glin counts 112 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, 1.1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
86%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health49
Disability112
Co. Limerick171
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 2.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
49
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
A typical home in Glin sold for €150,700
22% rent privately, lower than Co. Limerick’s towns (27%) and near Irish towns (22%). Home ownership stands at 62% of households. Council and housing-body homes hold 12% of households.
€151Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Glin€151K
Co. Limerick€312K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €150,700 | 37 |
| Housing | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €151K | €312K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 22% | 27% | 22% |
22%
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
Outdoors
More protected nature lies near Glin than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 32% of the land within 5 km
Its paths and tracks come to 0.3 km per km², lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (2.5 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Glin3.7 ha
Co. Limerick4.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 32% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 91% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
3.7 ha
Green space
3 km
Footpaths
32%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Glin today: light rain, topping out at 11 degrees
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 5 mm. A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the breeze reaches 21 km/h, and the low is 5°C. By December, a normal day reaches 10°C and a normal night 4°C.
11°C / 5°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December10°C
January9°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 371 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 226 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 257 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 344 mm |
11°C / 5°C
Today
0.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
96%
Humidity
9 h 22 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
More of the 15 to 64s in Glin work than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 75%
The jobless rate is 6.6%. Short trips: 52% under 15 minutes, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (37%) and Irish towns (31%). A trip to work takes 25 min on average.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van74%
Walk11%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 75% | 61% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 52% | 37% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.6% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 25 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
€52,510
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952
13%
worked mainly from home, 2022
11%
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
Glin skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.8%, close to Co. Limerick’s towns (0.9%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.1%. 17% of residents are children under 15.
46median age
GlinCo. LimerickIreland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none14%
Lower secondary17%
Leaving Cert36%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher28%
Women and men · all residents
45.7% of Glin’s residents are women
294 women and 350 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Glin vote than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 57% turnout at the local elections
General election turnout was 61%. The voters of Limerick City and County Council also elect its mayor directly: John Moran (Independent), since 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.
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 | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 55% | 59% |
6
Councillors
13/40
Fine Gael seats on Limerick City and County, the largest party
57%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Limerick County
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
For its size, Glin has more listed heritage than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 295 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
16.7% of homes date from before 1919. 3 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11).
19inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional19
Among them
- O'Shaughnessy 1780
- Glin Library 1810
- Hamilton Villa 1810
- House, Hamilton Terrace, Coast Road, Glin 1810
3
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1780
earliest dated inventory building
17%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Glin | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 295 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 16.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Glin Castle and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Glin; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleGlin Castle500 m outside town, to the west
CastleBunratty Castle34 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle20 km southwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarrigafoyle Castle15 km west
CathedralEnnis Cathedral36 km northeast
Historic houseTarbert House6.6 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 (6)
- Glin Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrigafoyle Castle: Arcaist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbert House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Glin
15pages on Glin
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Glin’s built heritage counts 19 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
Famous people from around Glin
2 notable people were born in Glin; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
J
James FitzGibbonBritish Army officer · born 1780C
Con FitzgeraldIrish Gaelic footballer · 1872–1953
J
Joe JacobIrish politician · born in Kilrush · born 1939M
Mary UptonIrish politician · born in Kilrush · born 1946Photo credits
Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur: William Salter, Public domain · Thomas Cusack: W. L. Bodine & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain
Glin’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Questions about Glin
Is Glin a young town or an old one?
The median age in Glin is 46, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Is Glin growing?
Glin had 644 people at the 2022 census, up from 620 in 2016: 3.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Glin
Urban area in Co. Limerick
Glin has 644 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
- 644 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Limerick
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Newcastle West
- Dáil constituency
- Limerick County
- Name in Irish
- An Gleann
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:21538
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).