Population centre

Toornafulla

Tuar na Fola

Toornafulla is a population centre in Limerick. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationToornafulla52.36516° N · 9.15136° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

tuaranimal-enclosure; lea(-field); bleaching-green

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Tuar na Fola · Irish · main form · validated name
Toornafulla · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Population centre
County: Limerick
Barony: Glenquin
Civil parish: Killeedy
Coordinates: 52.36516, -9.15136
Logainm ID: 1414152 ↗

Population over time

Toornafulla — Census 2016 settlement footprint

Population within 2016 settlement boundaries

166people · 2022

Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.

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Toornafulla — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Census year	Population
2016	144
2022	166

Source: CSO Census 2022 Profile 1 — Appendix Table 1: Census 2022 De Facto Population for the 2016 Towns · Supporting source 1. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Other census areas and years

These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.

Toornafulla, Limerick

Published census settlement populations

144people · 2016

Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.

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Toornafulla, Limerick — census population
Census year	Population
2011	152
2016	144

Source: CSO E2016 — Population and Actual and Percentage Change 2011 to 2016. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Toornafulla, Co Limerick — Census 2022 Built Up Area

Built Up Area population, 2022

204people · 2022

Built Up Areas use a new land-use definition. Their population figures cannot be compared directly with Census 2016 settlement counts.

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Toornafulla, Co Limerick — Census 2022 Built Up Area — census population
Census year	Population
2022	204

Source: CSO F1015 — Population, Census 2022 Built Up Areas. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-25.

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Toornafulla. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-08-24. How this page was prepared.