Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
315 residents make their home in this town in Co. Limerick.
Home prices sit at a median €183,900, which is 3.5 years of the town’s median household income. 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. People aged 65 and over make up 27% of residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Oola is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Oola does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 20%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oola.
By estimate, 1.3% of homes in Oola carry radon above the reference level. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 9.3% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Oola gets 1,099 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.1°C, below both Co. Limerick’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). December is the wettest month locally, with 119 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.9°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,099 mm | 1,034 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
35% of residents have a disability, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Ages taken into account, Oola counts 129 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Asked at the census, just over three quarters of residents of Oola said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 35% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 10% of households, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%). Owners make up 74% of households.
| Housing | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €184K | €312K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 74% | 59% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 27% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 13% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E34, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 1.1% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes. Green space comes to 7.0 ha for every 1,000 people in Oola.
| Outdoors | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.1% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 22 km/h and a low near 5°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 3 mm. Oola’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 319 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 223 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 248 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 309 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 65% were employed at the census. 25% of trips took under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (37%) and Irish towns (31%). The jobless rate is 13%.
| Census 2022 | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31.9 min | 23 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 37% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 61% | 68% |
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.
Overseas births account for 12% of the people living here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of residents, lower than both Co. Limerick’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%). Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
Women make up 49.2% of Oola
155 women and 160 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 27% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Limerick and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the general election came to 61%. Fine Gael lead Limerick City and County Council with 13 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed. The voters of Limerick City and County Council also elect its mayor directly: John Moran (Independent), since 7 June 2024.
| Turnout | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 55% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a fifth of the total, higher than both Co. Limerick’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%). 2 archaeological sites are on the record. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 5 buildings in Oola, each rated of regional importance.
| Heritage | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 159 | 15 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 19.5% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
3 schools lie within 3 km of Oola: 3 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monard N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 112 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Oola | Co. Limerick | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 46% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −4% | +3% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Oola; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel25 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle28 km southeast
CathedralSt John's Cathedral28 km northwest
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral29 km northwest
Abbey or prioryGlenstal Abbey17 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles35 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 5 buildings in Oola, each rated of regional importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.
2 notable people were born in Oola; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
John O'Leary: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain · John Lacey: quintinsmith_ip, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oola | 315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tipperary Tipperary | 5,387 | 9.2 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Caherconlish | 1,569 | 16 | — | C+ | A | D− |
| Moroe | 1,432 | 16 | — | C | B+ | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Oola is 49.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 25% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Oola had 315 people at the 2022 census, up from 305 in 2016: 3.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Limerick
Oola has 315 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)
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).