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KilteelyCo. Limerick

7% of people here were born outside Ireland. 197 residents make their home in this town in Co. Limerick.

Population
197
CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council
Median age
42.1
19% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%
Degree level
16%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Kilteely a good place to live?

Prices run to a median €311,900, 4.9 times local household income. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 16% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.

At under 1,000 residents, Kilteely is too small for the grades Irish towns get.

What makes Kilteely stand out

The 3 things Kilteely does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Kilteely’s outline
Kilteely’s story

Kilteely has 2 buildings on the National Inventory

The record adds 3 archaeological sites.

Homes built before 1919: 4%, against 3% across Irish towns.

  • 1870The Presbytery
  • 1950Catholic Church of Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilteely.

Natural hazards

The ground is the thing to check in Kilteely: 1.9% of homes stand on high landslide susceptibility, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns and across Irish towns

Under 1% of homes in Kilteely are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility1.9%
Share of homesKilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
On high landslide susceptibility1.9%0%0%
In high-radon areas0%0%0%
108
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 Kilteely: January lows of 2.1°C, colder than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns

A year brings 1,097 mm of rain, above Co. Limerick’s towns (1,034 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm) alike. The mean temperature over a year in Kilteely is 9.8°C. Expect July highs of around 19.4°C locally.

19.4°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.6°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer18.9°C
Autumn13.9°C
Climate, 1991–2020KilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Average temperature over the year9.8°C10.5°C10.3°C
January low2.1°C2.9°C2.9°C
July high19.4°C19.9°C19.9°C
Rain a year1,097 mm1,034 mm937 mm
19.4°C
July high
2.1°C
January low
1,097 mm
Rain a year
117 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

More people in Kilteely have a disability than its ages would predict: 159 per 100 expected, above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns

83% of Kilteely’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health locally runs at 126 per 100 expected. Also worth knowing: a disability affects 36% of people locally.

83%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health126
Disability159
Co. Limerick171
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 3%
Census 2022KilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
With a disability36%25%22%
Good or very good health83%86%88%
Unpaid carers4.6%5.5%5.4%
Bad or very bad health2.6%2.9%2%
126
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 171
159
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

More households in Kilteely live in social housing than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 52%

38% of households own their home, below Co. Limerick’s towns (59%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. Private renters make up 8% of households.

€312Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Kilteely€312K
Co. Limerick€312K
Irish towns€350K
HousingKilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Households in social housing52%13%13%
Households owning their home38%59%61%
Households renting privately8%27%22%
38%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
8%
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

More green space per head in Kilteely than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 5.9 ha per 1,000 residents

0%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Kilteely5.9 ha
Co. Limerick4.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
OutdoorsKilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Near a park0%91%92%
Protected nature within 5 km0%9.6%1.8%
Paths per km² of town0.0 km per km²2.5 km per km²2.1 km per km²
Woodland within 1 km0%1.5%2.7%
5.9 ha
Green space

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Kilteely’s weather today: partly cloudy, with a high of 11 degrees

Kilteely’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 4°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 22 km/h, then a low of 5°C. Later in the week, highs run between 8°C and 10°C, peaking on Thursday.

11°C / 5°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
SeasonHighLowRain
Winter9°C2°C314 mm
Spring13°C5°C218 mm
Summer19°C11°C256 mm
Autumn14°C7°C309 mm
11°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
15 km/h
Wind
92%
Humidity
9 h 23 min
Daylight

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Fewer of the 15 to 64s in Kilteely work than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns: 56%

88% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Commutes averaged 32.2 min, above Co. Limerick’s towns (23 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min) alike. On top of that, of those in the labour force, 14% are unemployed.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van88%
Walk4%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
Census 2022KilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Average trip32.2 min23 min27.6 min
In work, 15 to 6456%61%68%
Trips under 15 minutes22%37%31%
Unemployment rate14%11%9.2%
€63,050
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952
5%
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

Few people in Kilteely were born abroad: 6.6%, fewer than in Co. Limerick’s towns and across Irish towns

The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Co. Limerick’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town.

42.1median age
KilteelyCo. LimerickIreland

Ages · share of residents

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none22%
Lower secondary28%
Leaving Cert31%
Diploma or cert4%
Degree or higher16%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.2% of Kilteely

93 women and 104 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Kilteely
KilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Under 1513%17%20%
15–2414%13%12%
25–4427%31%29%
45–6427%23%24%
65+19%15%14%
Primary or none22%11%9.7%
Lower secondary28%16%14%
Leaving Cert31%35%35%
Diploma or cert3.7%5.6%5.8%
Degree or higher16%31%36%

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Kilteely turns out to vote: 59% at the last local elections, above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns

General election turnout: 61%, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (59%). There is no majority on Limerick City and County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 13 of 40, short of 21. 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
TurnoutKilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Local elections, June 202459%48%46%
General election, November 202461%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 102 buildings per 10,000 residents in Kilteely, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns and across Irish towns

The archaeological record lists 3 sites here. 3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Co. Limerick’s towns (3.8%) and above Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Kilteely, each of regional importance.

2inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0
National0
Regional2
3
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1870
earliest dated inventory building
HeritageKilteelyCo. LimerickIreland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents1021548
Archaeological sites on the record31011

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Nearby attractions

Rock of Cashel and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Kilteely; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →
Places: 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)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kilteely

15pages on Kilteely

Landmarks

Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Kilteely, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 3 sites here.

All historic buildings →

Famous people from around Kilteely

No notable person born in Kilteely is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →
Photo credits

John O'Leary: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain · John Lacey: quintinsmith_ip, CC BY 2.0 · Leah McNamara: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0

Kilteely’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

CaherconlishMoroeTipperaryKilmallockAnnacottyCastletroyCaherconlishMoroeTipperaryKilmallockAnnacottyCastletroyKilteely
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Kilteely197—————
Caherconlish1,5699.4—C+AD−
Moroe1,43214—CB+C−
Tipperary Tipperary5,38717C+A+CD
Kilmallock1,76118—AB−C+
Annacotty3,39818C+DDA−
Castletroy15,09319C−DDA−

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Kilteely

Do people in Kilteely drive to work?

5% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Kilteely grown?

Kilteely had 197 people at the 2022 census, up from 185 in 2016: 6.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Kilteely?

The median age in Kilteely is 42.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Kilteely

Urban area in Co. Limerick

Kilteely has 197 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
197 (CSO, Census 2022)
County
Limerick
Council
Limerick City and County Council
Local electoral area
Cappamore-Kilmallock
Dáil constituency
Limerick County
Name in Irish
Cill Tíle
Area
0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
CSO code
UA:21504

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).