Puckaun’s story
Puckaun: 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1855Saint Patrick's Catholic Church
PuckaunCo. Tipperary
245 people live in this town in Co. Tipperary.
4 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
245
CSO, Census 2022 · Tipperary County Council
Median age
44
25% are 65+ · Co. Tipperary 15%
Degree level
21%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Puckaun a good place to live?
Buying the median home, at €255,400, takes 4.3 times the town’s median household income. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It skews older: 25% of residents are 65 or over. 21% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
At under 1,000 residents, Puckaun is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
What makes Puckaun stand out
The 3 things Puckaun does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puckaun.
Natural hazards
The ground is the thing to check in Puckaun: 1.4% of homes stand on high landslide susceptibility, more than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns
Dromineer Beach , 2.7 km from Puckaun, is the closest bathing water; it was rated good in 2025. About 1.9% of homes in the town are estimated to pass the radon reference level. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility1.4%
| Share of homes | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.4% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
2.7 km
to Dromineer Beach
bathing water (good)
141
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
January in Puckaun bites harder than in 78% of Irish towns
Puckaun’s year-round mean comes to 10.0°C. January nights bottom out at 2.3°C in the town, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). Across the year, Puckaun now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
19.8°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.7°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn14.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 969 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
19.8°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
969 mm
Rain a year
108 mm
Wettest month
41
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, Puckaun reports less bad health than Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: 91 per 100 expected
13% of residents in Puckaun care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. Allowing for its ages, Puckaun has 110 residents with a disability per 100 expected, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (114) and Irish towns (106). Disability touches 27% of the town’s population.
83%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health91
Disability110
Co. Tipperary145
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 13% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2.6% | 2% |
91
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 145
110
disability per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 114
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
Puckaun is a town of owners: 71% of households own their home, above Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
Social renters account for 6% of households. 19% rent privately, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%).
€255Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Puckaun€255K
Co. Tipperary€225K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 6% | 18% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 55% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €255K | €225K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 23% | 22% |
71%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
19%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,078
a month on new tenancies, County Tipperary
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Puckaun: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns
Puckaun has 11.0 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (3.2 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha) alike. Protected sites cover 3% of the land within 5 km, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (3.4%) and Irish towns (1.8%). 9 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Puckaun11.0 ha
Co. Tipperary3.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 11.0 ha | 3.2 ha | 4.1 ha |
100%
Near a park
11.0 ha
Green space
3%
Protected for nature
2.6%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
What today holds for Puckaun: cloudy, up to 12 degrees
Afternoon temperatures for the rest of the week run from 7°C at the low end to 10°C on Thursday. Judged by the averages, Puckaun sees November days reach 11°C and nights fall to 4°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 20 km/h, then a low of 6°C.
12°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 283 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 192 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 222 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 272 mm |
12°C / 6°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
16 km/h
Wind
91%
Humidity
9 h 20 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Puckaun than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: 5.2%
85% of commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 13%, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (9.7%) and Irish towns (9.2%). The census counted 9.4% of workers working mainly from home.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van85%
Walk4%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 49% | 31% |
| Median household income | €59,670 | €46,245 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 26.9 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
€59,670
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Tipperary €52,756
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
8%
trips of an hour or more
5,284
on the Live Register, County Tipperary, 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
Most of Puckaun was born here: only 15% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population.
44median age
PuckaunCo. TipperaryIreland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none16%
Lower secondary15%
Leaving Cert39%
Diploma or cert10%
Degree or higher21%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.8% of Puckaun
127 women and 118 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 9.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Puckaun votes in numbers: 66% turned out at the general election, above Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
57% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and above Irish towns (46%). No party holds a majority on Tipperary County Council: Independent lead with 14 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed. Tipperary County Council is the one council for Puckaun; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government.
14/40seats held by Independent
Seats on Tipperary County · June 2024
Independent14
Fianna Fáil10
Fine Gael10
Labour Party3
Sinn Féin2
Workers and Unemployed Action1
| Turnout | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 56% | 46% |
5
Councillors
14/40
Independent seats on Tipperary County, the largest party
57%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Tipperary North
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
One inventory building stands in Puckaun
For its size, Puckaun has 41 buildings on the national inventory per 10,000 residents. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11) alike. Homes built before 1919 account for 3.2% of the housing.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1855
earliest dated inventory building
3%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 41 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 3.2% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Schools around Puckaun have lost ground: pupils −2% since 2019, below Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
Families in Puckaun have one school within 3 km. 123 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiladangan N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 123 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Puckaun | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −2% | +6% | +4% |
123
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−2%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
7.3 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Portumna Castle and Gardens and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Puckaun; these are the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens17 km north
CastleBirr Castle29 km northeast
CastleLeap Castle31 km east
CastleRedwood Castle25 km north
CastleNenagh Castle7.9 km south
CathedralSt John's Cathedral39 km southwestPlaces: 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)
- Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redwood Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nenagh Castle: Gramscis cousin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Puckaun
15pages on Puckaun
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from Puckaun
7 notable people were born in Puckaun.
Puckaun’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
NenaghBorrisokanePortumnaBallinaPuckaun
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaun | 245 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nenagh | 9,895 | 7.7 | B | A− | C+ | C− |
| Borrisokane | 1,117 | 10 | — | A | A+ | C− |
| Portumna Galway | 1,690 | 18 | — | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Ballina | 2,959 | 19 | B− | C− | B | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Puckaun
Is Puckaun a young town or an old one?
The median age in Puckaun is 44, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Puckaun drive to work?
9% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Puckaun grown?
Puckaun had 245 people at the 2022 census, up from 237 in 2016: 3.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Puckaun
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Puckaun has 245 people, in the area of Tipperary 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
- 245 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Tipperary
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
- Local electoral area
- Nenagh
- Dáil constituency
- Tipperary North
- Name in Irish
- Pocán
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:22491
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).