Myshall’s story
Myshall has 1 building on the National Inventory
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1800Catholic Church of the Holy Cross
MyshallCo. Carlow
A town of 292 in Co. Carlow.
5 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: IrishFireside · CC BY 2.0
Population
292
CSO, Census 2022 · Carlow County Council
Median age
40.7
15% are 65+ · Co. Carlow 12%
Degree level
21%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Myshall a good place to live?
The median home here went for €241,800, 4.8 times the median household income. On the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. A degree is held by just over a fifth of adults. The median sale price, 2023 to 2025: €241,800.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Myshall has none.
What makes Myshall stand out
The 3 things Myshall does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
35% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Myshall.
Natural hazards
Radon is the hazard to test for in Myshall: an estimated 11% of homes are above the reference level
97% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, near Co. Carlow’s towns (100%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). On high landslide susceptibility: 1.2% of homes, higher than both Co. Carlow’s towns (under 0.1%) and Irish towns (0%). Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
97%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas97%
On high landslide susceptibility1.2%
| Share of homes | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 97% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.2% | under 0.1% | 0% |
11%
of homes over the radon level
169
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Winter nights bite in Myshall: January lows of 1.7°C, colder than Co. Carlow’s towns or Irish towns
Here July highs average 19.6°C, lower than both Co. Carlow’s towns (20.3°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Myshall gets 1,137 mm of rain a year. Day and night, summer and winter, Myshall averages 9.5°C.
19.6°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.2°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn13.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.7°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 20.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,137 mm | 892 mm | 937 mm |
19.6°C
July high
1.7°C
January low
1,137 mm
Rain a year
125 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, more people in Myshall live with a disability than in Co. Carlow’s towns or Irish towns: 139 per 100 expected
Disability touches 29% of Myshall’s population. Allowing for its ages, Myshall has 120 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below Co. Carlow’s towns (153) but above Irish towns (113). Self-reported good health: 87% of the town’s residents.
87%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health120
Disability139
Co. Carlow153
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
120
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Carlow 153
139
disability per 100 expected · Co. Carlow 120
83.1 · 79.3
life expectancy, women · men, the South-East region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Private renting is less common in Myshall than in Co. Carlow’s towns or across Irish towns: 5%
Social housing holds 26% of households. 68% of households own their home, higher than both Co. Carlow’s towns (54%) and Irish towns (61%).
€242Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Myshall€242K
Co. Carlow€250K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 5% | 22% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 26% | 24% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 54% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €242K | €250K | €350K |
68%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
5%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,316
a month on new tenancies, County Carlow
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R21, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Myshall: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in both Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
Myshall has 14.3 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, higher than both Co. Carlow’s towns (1.9 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, about level with Co. Carlow’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Within 5 km, 7 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Myshall14.3 ha
Co. Carlow1.9 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 72% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 14.3 ha | 1.9 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.7% |
100%
Near a park
14.3 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
2%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Myshall: mostly sunny and 11 degrees at best
There may be a drop or two today, little to measure, with wind freshening to 25 km/h and a low of 6°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 4 mm of rain is forecast. Usually, November days warm to 10°C and nights cool to 4°C; Myshall’s forecast is read against that.
11°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 314 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 236 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 249 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 339 mm |
11°C / 6°C
Today
0.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
93%
Humidity
9 h 22 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 Myshall than in Co. Carlow’s towns or Irish towns: 5.5%
At the census, 67% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job. 84% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Carlow’s towns (73%) and Irish towns (66%). A trip to work takes 35 min on average.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van84%
Bus3%
Walk2%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 35 min | 25.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 26% | 43% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 62% | 68% |
€49,930
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Carlow €53,119
10%
worked mainly from home, 2022
21%
trips of an hour or more
2,603
on the Live Register, County Carlow, 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
A town of families: 25% of people in Myshall are under 15, more than in both Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, above Co. Carlow’s towns (19%) but below Irish towns (36%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.
40.7median age
MyshallCo. CarlowIreland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none18%
Lower secondary15%
Leaving Cert40%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher21%
Women and men · all residents
54.1% of Myshall’s residents are women
158 women and 134 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 19% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 19% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Carlow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
1 vote decided the last seat in Tullow
With 6 of 18 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Carlow County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. One council serves Myshall: Carlow County Council. In the Dáil, Myshall is part of Carlow-Kilkenny, which elects 5 TDs.
6/18seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Carlow County · June 2024
Fine Gael6
Fianna Fáil5
Independent2
Sinn Féin2
Labour Party1
People Before Profit–Solidarity1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 49% | 49% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
6
Councillors
6/18
Fine Gael seats on Carlow County, the largest party
49%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Carlow-Kilkenny
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Myshall counts one building on the architectural inventory
Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total, higher than both Co. Carlow’s towns (3.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Per 10,000 residents, Myshall counts 34 inventory buildings. Beneath and around the town lie 4 recorded archaeological sites.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
4
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1800
earliest dated inventory building
8%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1919 | 8% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 34 | 37 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Pupil numbers around Myshall moved −12% since 2019, below Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
100% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above both Co. Carlow’s towns (50%) and Irish towns (35%). Within 3 km of Myshall there is one school. 106 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 106 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Myshall | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 0% | 8% |
106
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−12%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
9.5 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 →Adelaide Memorial Church and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Myshall; with them, the best known within 40 km.
ChurchChurchAdelaide Memorial Church100 m outside town, to the south
CastleBallymoon Castle8.7 km west
CastleBallyloughan Castle16 km north
CastleCarlow Castle20 km northwest
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens8.8 km east
CastleKilkenny Castle32 km west
CastleBallymoon Castle8.7 km westCastleBallyloughan Castle16 km northCastleCarlow Castle20 km northwestCastleHuntington Castle and Gardens8.8 km eastCastleKilkenny Castle32 km westPlaces: 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 (5)
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Myshall
15pages on Myshall
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from Myshall
5 notable people were born in Myshall.
Myshall’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
BunclodyMuinebeag (Bagenalstown)TullowCarlowCarnewMyshall
Questions about Myshall
Has Myshall grown?
Myshall had 292 people at the 2022 census, up from 287 in 2016: 1.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Myshall?
The median age in Myshall is 40.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Myshall
Urban area in Co. Carlow
292 people live in Myshall, 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)
- Population
- 292 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Carlow
- Council
- Carlow County Council
- Local electoral area
- Tullow
- Dáil constituency
- Carlow-Kilkenny
- Name in Irish
- Míseal
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:01632
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).