Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The population grew 10% between 2016 and 2022. It is a town of 249 residents in Co. Carlow.
Prices run to a median €266,600, 4.6 times local household income. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 9% of residents were born outside Ireland. Unemployment stood at 4% of the labour force in 2022.
Clonegall is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Clonegall does most differently from other towns.
5 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonegall.
No part of Clonegall is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights in Clonegall drop to 2.4°C on average. July afternoons reach 20.3°C here, about level with Co. Carlow’s towns (20.3°C) and above Irish towns (19.9°C). Also worth knowing: a year brings 1,027 mm of rain to Clonegall.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,027 mm | 892 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.3°C | 20.3°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Unpaid caring falls to 7.2% of Clonegall’s residents. At the census, 89% of people in Clonegall called their health good or very good, above both Co. Carlow’s towns (85%) and Irish towns (88%). Disability, age-adjusted: 106 for every 100 expected locally.
| Census 2022 | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.2% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The private rented sector houses just over one in ten households. Social housing holds one in ten households, below both Co. Carlow’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 74% | 54% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 24% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 11% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €267K | €250K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y21, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Per 1,000 residents, Clonegall has 19.7 ha of green space. Protected nature near Clonegall includes Slaney River Valley SAC. A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes.
| Outdoors | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.6% | 1.3% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 72% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 19.7 ha | 1.9 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Clonegall’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 4°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 28 km/h, and the low is 8°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 7 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 295 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 209 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 211 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 313 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Commutes averaged 28.5 min, above Co. Carlow’s towns (25.1 min) and close to Irish towns (27.6 min). The census found 4.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 4% of people in the labour force have no job.
| Census 2022 | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 62% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 49% | 43% | 31% |
| Average trip | 28.5 min | 25.1 min | 27.6 min |
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.
Nearly one in ten residents were born abroad. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, higher than both Co. Carlow’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (14%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8% of the town.
50.2% of Clonegall’s residents are women
125 women and 124 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 25% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 19% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Carlow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Fine Gael lead Carlow County Council with 6 of 18 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed. Clonegall answers to one council, Carlow County Council; Ireland has no town tier. 49% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Carlow’s towns (49%) and higher than Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 49% | 49% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
17.8% of homes were built before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 sites here, below both Co. Carlow’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Clonegall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 201 | 37 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 17.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clonegall. Best known first.
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens200 m outside town, to the southChurchChurchSt Fiaac's Church Clonegal100 m outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 of Clonegall’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 5 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Clonegall is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Frederick Keppel: Frederick Keppel, photographer unknown., Public domain · Bernard Jackman: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Clonegall had 249 people at the 2022 census, up from 226 in 2016: 10.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clonegall is 42.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 24% of residents are under 15 and 22% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Carlow
249 people live in Clonegall, in the area of Carlow 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).