Palatine’s story
Palatine: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1750Burton Hall (demesne walls / gates / railings)
- 1865Worker's house, Palatine
PalatineCo. Carlow
Some 276 people live in this town, in Co. Carlow.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Sarah777 · Public domain
Population
276
CSO, Census 2022 · Carlow County Council
Median age
38.2
12% are 65+ · Co. Carlow 12%
Degree level
39%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Palatine a good place to live?
At a median €272,400, a home costs 3.2 times the town’s median household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 3% of commuters to work. 6% of people here were born outside Ireland. The median household takes in €84,320 a year before tax.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Palatine has none.
What makes Palatine stand out
The 3 things Palatine does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
6% were born abroad
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median gross household income
Income
Gross, a year (the median of Irish towns: €57,760)
CSO household income for the electoral division.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary and 10 more in and around Palatine
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Palatine. Best known first.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCounty Carlow Military Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCarlow County Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryCastledermot Friary5 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryVISUAL4.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttraction · Office of Public WorksFranciscan Friary5 km outside town, to the northPlaces: 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 (3)
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- County Carlow Military Museum: TheRealDug, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow County Museum: Smirkybec, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Palatine.
Schools
Schools around Palatine have lost ground: pupils −11% since 2019, below Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
One school lies within 3 km of Palatine. 377 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennekerry National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 377 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −11% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 0% | 8% |
377
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−11%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
3.5 km
to the nearest primary school
4.2 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.
Natural hazards
About 12% of Palatine’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, close to Co. Carlow’s towns (100%) and above Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Palatine lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 6.9% | 0.5% |
12%
of homes over the radon level
130
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Summer arrives in force in Palatine, hotter than in 91% of Irish towns
January nights in Palatine drop to 2.2°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 10.0°C, near Co. Carlow’s towns (10.1°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). In July, daytime highs in Palatine average 20.2°C.
20.2°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.6°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.6°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.2°C | 20.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 842 mm | 892 mm | 937 mm |
20.2°C
July high
2.2°C
January low
842 mm
Rain a year
92 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Fewer people in Palatine are in bad health than its ages would predict: 22 per 100 expected, under Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
At the census, 0.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Co. Carlow’s towns (2.5%) and Irish towns (2%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Palatine runs at 112 per 100 expected. 89% of people in Palatine rate their own health good or very good.
89%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health22
Disability112
Co. Carlow153
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 0%
| Census 2022 | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 24% | 22% |
22
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Carlow 153
112
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
More households own their home in Palatine than in Co. Carlow’s towns or across Irish towns: 80%
Social housing holds 8% of households, below Co. Carlow’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.
€272Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Palatine€272K
Co. Carlow€250K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 80% | 54% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 24% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €272K | €250K | €350K |
80%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
12%
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 R93, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Palatine has 3 waymarked trails within 5 km
Woodland covers 1.9% of the land within 1 km, higher than Co. Carlow’s towns (1.3%) yet lower than Irish towns (2.7%).
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Palatine0.0 ha
Co. Carlow1.9 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 72% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.9% | 2% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.7% |
0 km
Footpaths
0.9%
Protected for nature
1.9%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Palatine: partly cloudy today, up to 11 degrees
Over the coming week, highs run from 7°C to 11°C, with Thursday the warmest. Set beside Palatine’s forecast, a normal November runs from 4°C at night to 11°C by day. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 23 km/h, then a low of 7°C.
11°C / 7°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 | 223 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 171 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 199 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 250 mm |
11°C / 7°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
17 km/h
Wind
88%
Humidity
9 h 21 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 3.2% of commuters in Palatine go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 73% were employed at the census. 87% of commuters drove, above both Co. Carlow’s towns (73%) and Irish towns (66%). Working from home was the norm for nearly one in ten workers at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van87%
Walk2%
Bicycle1%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €84,320 | €46,763 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 62% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 43% | 31% |
€84,320
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Carlow €53,119
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
14%
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
Few people in Palatine were born abroad: 5.5%, fewer than in both Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
0.8% speak Irish daily outside school, about level with Co. Carlow’s towns (0.6%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Graduates make up nearly two in five adults. The share of residents under 15 is 23%.
38.2median age
PalatineCo. CarlowIreland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary13%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher39%
Women and men · all residents
50.7% of Palatine’s residents are women
140 women and 136 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.9% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 19% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.7% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 39% | 19% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Carlow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
132 votes decided the last seat in Carlow-Kilkenny
One council serves Palatine: Carlow County Council. 44% of voters turned out at the last local elections. Fine Gael lead Carlow County Council with 6 of 18 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed.
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 | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 49% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
7
Councillors
6/18
Fine Gael seats on Carlow County, the largest party
44%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Carlow-Kilkenny
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory counts 72 buildings per 10,000 residents in Palatine, more than in both Co. Carlow’s towns and Irish towns
Before 1919: that is when 7.9% of homes were built. Palatine’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
2inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional2
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1750
earliest dated inventory building
8%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Palatine | Co. Carlow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 72 | 37 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.9% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Palatine
15pages on Palatine
Landmarks
Palatine’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
Famous people from around Palatine
No notable person born in Palatine is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
W
William Desmond TaylorIrish-American film director and actor … · born in CarlowC
Cynthia Ní MhurchúIrish barrister · born in Carlow · born 1966Y
Yvonne BarrIrish virologist · born in Carlow · 1932–2016W
William Russell GraceAmerican politician (1832-1904) · born in Ballylinan
Photo credits
Pat Walker: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0 · Charles K. Gerrard: Selznick Pictures Corporation / Select Pictures Corporation, Public domain
Palatine’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CarlowCastledermotTullowRathvillyBaltinglassBallylinanPalatine
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine | 276 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlow | 27,351 | 5 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Castledermot Kildare | 1,685 | 5.3 | — | A− | B | C+ |
| Tullow | 5,138 | 11 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Rathvilly | 1,074 | 11 | — | B− | A+ | B |
| Baltinglass Wicklow | 2,611 | 14 | C+ | B | A− | C |
| Ballylinan Laois | 1,167 | 15 | — | A− | B+ | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Palatine
Do people in Palatine drive to work?
9% mostly work from home, and 39% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Palatine grown?
Palatine had 276 people at the 2022 census, up from 274 in 2016: 0.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Palatine?
The median age in Palatine is 38.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Palatine
Urban area in Co. Carlow
276 people live in Palatine, 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
- 276 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Carlow
- Council
- Carlow County Council
- Local electoral area
- Carlow
- Dáil constituency
- Carlow-Kilkenny
- Name in Irish
- Na Cnoic Arda
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:01635
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).