MoroeCo. Limerick

A town in Co. Limerick, home to 1,432 people. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 9%.

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Photo: Anbkm · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

1,432

CSO, Census 2022 · Limerick City and County Council

Median age

35.2

8% are 65+ · Co. Limerick 15%

Degree level

36%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Moroe a good place to live?

Moroe does especially well on safety: 3.8 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.3 violent crimes. Health is a weak point (C−): bad health runs at 127 and disability at 129 per 100 expected for its ages. Most journeys need a car (C−): on the way to work, 4% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Prices run to a median €311,900, 4.5 times local household income.

Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. Moroe has subject grades but no overall grade: Irish towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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. Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestC⁻Health C⁻Walkability

What makes Moroe stand out

The 3 things Moroe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 8% are 65 or over

Against 14% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Hazard risk

Better than 86%

of Irish towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

How Moroe grades

Each subject compares Moroe 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 grading works

Moroe has subject grades but no overall grade: Irish towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk0.8% of homes above the radon reference levelAOpen →Health129 with a disability per 100 predictedC⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁻Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →Jobs & income68% of 15-to-64s in work; 7% unemployedB⁺Open →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →

SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–

How TownRatings grades Irish towns →

8 places on the register, on Moroe’s outline

Moroe’s story

Moroe: 8 buildings on the National Inventory

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

1840Forge, Moroe
1850Glenstal Abbey (gate lodge)
1850House, Moroe

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moroe.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Moroe has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured

Under 1% of homes in Moroe are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Moroe lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areasAHazard risk Grade

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

306

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageMoroe’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Vs. the neighboursAhead of all 6 graded neighbours

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

HealthHealth C⁻

Disability runs above what Moroe’s ages predict, at 129 per 100 expected, and above Co. Limerick’s towns and Irish towns

1.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Co. Limerick’s towns (2.9%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Asked at the census, 90% of residents of Moroe said they were in good or very good health. A disability affects nearly a quarter of people locally.

90%good or very good healthC⁻Health Grade

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

Bad health127

Disability129

Co. Limerick171

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%

Census 2022	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	1.6%	2.9%	2%
Good or very good health	90%	86%	88%
With a disability	23%	25%	22%

127

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Limerick 171

129

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

Full pageMoroe’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 127, disability 129 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health90% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 79 Vs. the neighboursAhead of 2 of its 6 graded neighbours

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Schools

Around Moroe, 100% of the secondaries teach boys and girls apart, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns

Pupil numbers changed −16% since 2019/20, below Co. Limerick’s towns (+3%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. 2 schools lie within 3 km of Moroe: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. For secondary school, the closest is Glenstal Abbey School, 1.3 km from the town.

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
S.N. Ma RuaLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	142	Catholic
Glenstal Abbey School BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary	Post-primary · Voluntary secondary	203	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Single-sex secondaries	100%	54%	39%
Pupils since 2019/20	−16%	+3%	+4%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	46%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	12%	8%

345

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−16%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.1 km

to the nearest primary school

1.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMoroe’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs them2 schools within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time345 pupils · −16% since 2019/20 Questions“What schools are there in Moroe?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.

SafetySafety B⁺

Moroe records less crime per resident than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 15 per 1,000 a year

Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 4.4 per 1,000 a year, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (28.8) and Irish towns (15.3). In 2023–2025, damage to property led the graded crimes in Moroe.

3.3violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB⁺Safety Grade

Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 51% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.

More crimeLess crime

Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025

Theft4.4

Damage2.7

Assault2.5

Road traffic1.3

Public order1.2

Burglary1.1

Dangerous acts0.5

Robbery0.4

Weapons0.4

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	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Burglary & damage	3.8	11.2	6.4
All recorded crime	15	97.5	54.3
Violent crime	3.3	9.7	5.7
Theft	4.4	28.8	15.3

3.3

violent incidents per 1,000 a year

3.8

burglary and damage per 1,000 a year

incidents a year, Murroe [SS] Garda area

7.1

against residents per 1,000, as graded

Full pageMoroe’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade3.3 violent incidents per 1,000 · Moroe has less crime per resident than 74% of Irish towns Crime by typeDamage to property is the most common of the graded categories Vs. the neighboursAhead of 4 of its 6 graded neighbours Questions“Is Moroe safe?”

CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Fewer commuters in Moroe walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 3.9%

7.4% of people in the labour force have no job. The car took 86% of commuters, above Co. Limerick’s towns (65%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. A household here earns €68,890 a year before tax, on average.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van86%

Walk2%

Bus1%

Bicycle1%

Census 2022	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Median household income	€68,890	€50,710	€57,760
Unemployment rate	7.4%	11%	9.2%
In work, 15 to 64	68%	61%	68%
Average trip	26.1 min	23 min	27.6 min

€68,890

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Limerick €55,952

trips of an hour or more

11,541

on the Live Register, County Limerick, September 2026

C⁻

Walkability: better than 23% of Irish towns

Full pageMoroe’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.4% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€68,890 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time11,541 on the Live Register · −0.9% on a year earlier

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.

HousingCost of living C

Most households in Moroe own their home: 65%, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns or across Irish towns

Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Co. Limerick’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Just over a fifth of households rent privately.

€312Kmedian sale priceCCost of living Grade

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Moroe€312K

Co. Limerick€312K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Households owning their home	65%	59%	61%
Households in social housing	11%	13%	13%
Households renting privately	22%	27%	22%

65%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

22%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,619

a month on new tenancies, County Limerick

5.6

times median household income, County Limerick

Full pageMoroe’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters65% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €311,900 Renting€1,619 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

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.

Climate

Winter nights bite in Moroe: January lows of 2.3°C, colder than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns

The year’s mean temperature is 10.0°C, below Co. Limerick’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. Moroe gets 1,154 mm of rain a year. July afternoons in Moroe average 19.7°C.

19.7°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.8°C

Spring13.3°C

Summer19.2°C

Autumn14.1°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
January low	2.3°C	2.9°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.0°C	10.5°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	1,154 mm	1,034 mm	937 mm
July high	19.7°C	19.9°C	19.9°C

19.7°C

July high

2.3°C

January low

1,154 mm

Rain a year

121 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,338 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageMoroe’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 19.2°C, winter lows 2.4°C At a glanceJuly highs 19.7°C, January lows 2.3°C Rain1,154 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 121 mm Weather station36 km to the weather station · Shannon Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Outdoors

Protected nature surrounds Moroe: 29% of the land within 5 km, more than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns

Woodland covers 7.5% of the land within 1 km, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Protected nature near Moroe includes Lower River Shannon SAC. Also worth knowing: just over two in five homes are within 400 m of green space.

42%of homes near green space

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

Moroe0.9 ha

Co. Limerick4.7 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Near a park	42%	91%	92%
Protected nature within 5 km	29%	9.6%	1.8%
Woodland within 1 km	7.5%	1.5%	2.7%
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	2.5 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

42%

Near a park

0.9 ha

Green space

0 km

Footpaths

29%

Protected for nature

Full pageMoroe’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature29% of the land within 5 km · Lower River Shannon SAC|Glenstal Wood SAC Green space nearby42% of homes within 400 m Parks0.9 ha per 1,000 residents · 1 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails0 km of paths · 2 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Moroe today: partly cloudy, topping out at 11 degrees

No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 21 km/h; the low is 5°C. The days that follow stay mostly dry: 5 of 6 with little or no rain. Moroe’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 4°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	2°C	327 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	230 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	276 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	322 mm

11°C / 5°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

16 km/h

Wind

92%

Humidity

9 h 22 min

Daylight

Full pageMoroe’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 5°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 22 min Daylight · 07:35 to 16:58

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 30% of people in Moroe are under 15, more than in Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns

People 65 and over make up 8% of the town, below Co. Limerick’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. 17% of residents have a birthplace overseas. Among adults, 36% have a degree.

35.2median age

MoroeCo. LimerickIreland

Co. LimerickIreland

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none6%

Lower secondary13%

Leaving Cert37%

Diploma or cert9%

Degree or higher36%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.6% of Moroe

739 women and 693 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Moroe
	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Under 15	30%	17%	20%
15–24	10%	13%	12%
25–44	33%	31%	29%
45–64	19%	23%	24%
65+	8%	15%	14%
Primary or none	5.7%	11%	9.7%
Lower secondary	13%	16%	14%
Leaving Cert	37%	35%	35%
Diploma or cert	8.6%	5.6%	5.8%
Degree or higher	36%	31%	36%

Full pageMoroe’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages35.2 median age · 8% are 65 or over Households494 households · 2.9 people per household Where born17% born outside Ireland Irish speakers38% can speak Irish · 1.2% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

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

At the general election, 55% of voters took part. No party holds a majority on Limerick City and County Council: Fine Gael lead with 13 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. 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	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	59%	48%	46%
General election, November 2024	55%	55%	59%

Councillors

13/40

Fine Gael seats on Limerick City and County, the largest party

59%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Limerick City

Full pageMoroe’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Moroe voted59% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Limerick towns 48%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fine Gael lead with 13 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors7 councillors · Cappamore-Kilmallock TDs4 TDs · Limerick City

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

For its size, Moroe has more listed heritage than Co. Limerick’s towns or Irish towns: 56 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents

2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 8 buildings in Moroe, each of regional importance.

8inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional8

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1840

earliest dated inventory building

Heritage	Moroe	Co. Limerick	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	56	15	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	10	11

Full pageMoroe’s history pageOpen the page

NIAH buildings8 buildings on the inventory Older homesIrish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Moroe?”

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

Nearby attractions

Glenstal Abbey and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Moroe; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey1 km outside town, to the northeast

CastleRock of Cashel37 km southeast

CathedralSt John's Cathedral15 km west

CastleBunratty Castle29 km west

CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral15 km west

MuseumThe Hunt Museum15 km west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Glenstal Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Hunt Museum: Roland Czaczyk ( FreeBird 19:17, 23 December 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moroe

15pages on Moroe

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Housing & costCProperty pricesSchoolsHealthC⁻Work & commuteB⁺Natural hazardsA0.8% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.2 History8 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 8 buildings in Moroe, each of regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Forge, MoroeForge / smithy · 1840

NIAH: Regional

Glenstal Abbey (gate lodge)Gate lodge · 1850

NIAH: Regional

House, MoroeHouse · 1850

NIAH: Regional

Catholic Church of the Holy RosaryChurch / chapel · 1870

Famous people from Moroe

4 notable people were born in Moroe.

See all 4 →

John HartyIrish archbishop (1867–1946)

Jimmy HumphreysIrish hurler (1894-1956)

Pat TobinIrish hurler · born 1982

Seán O'NeillIrish hurler · born 1972

Moroe’s neighbours

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

NewportCaherconlishAnnacottyCastleconnellCastletroyGarryowenMoroe

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Moroe	1,432	—	—	C	B⁺	C⁻
Newport Tipperary	2,183	6.3	—	B⁺	A⁺	C
Caherconlish	1,569	8.2	—	C⁺	A	D⁻
Annacotty	3,398	9.4	C⁺	D	D	A⁻
Castleconnell	2,488	9.6	—	C	C⁻	B⁻
Castletroy	15,093	11	C⁻	D	D	A⁻
Garryowen	5,428	14	D	B	D	D

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

Questions about Moroe

How old are the people of Moroe?

The median age in Moroe is 35.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

Has Moroe grown?

Moroe had 1,432 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,311 in 2016: 9.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

About Moroe

Urban area in Co. Limerick

Moroe has 1,432 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: 1,432 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Limerick
Council: Limerick City and County Council
Local electoral area: Cappamore-Kilmallock
Dáil constituency: Limerick City
Name in Irish: Maigh Rua
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
CSO code: UA:21505

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).