Ballyhaise’s story
Ballyhaise has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1730Humphry's Parochial Hall
- 1815Ballyhaise Church of Ireland Church
- 1820St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
BallyhaiseCo. Cavan
With 748 residents, it is a town in Co. Cavan. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 9%.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
748
CSO, Census 2022 · Cavan County Council
Median age
34.4
13% are 65+ · Co. Cavan 12%
Degree level
25%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Ballyhaise a good place to live?
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €215,000, costs 3.9 times as much. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median home sold for €218,100 from 2023 to 2025. A quarter of adults have a degree.
There are no grades for Ballyhaise: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
What makes Ballyhaise stand out
The 3 things Ballyhaise does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
41% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyhaise.
Natural hazards
Ballyhaise has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
Under 1% of homes in Ballyhaise are estimated to have radon above the reference level. The ground under Ballyhaise carries no high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
310
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Ballyhaise has some of the coldest winter nights among Irish towns
January nights bottom out at 1.7°C in Ballyhaise, near Co. Cavan’s towns (1.7°C) and lower than Irish towns (2.9°C). A July afternoon in Ballyhaise typically reaches 19.2°C. Averaged across the seasons, Ballyhaise sits at 9.4°C.
19.2°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter7.7°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer18.6°C
Autumn13.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.2°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.4°C | 9.4°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.7°C | 1.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,043 mm | 1,049 mm | 937 mm |
19.2°C
July high
1.7°C
January low
1,043 mm
Rain a year
109 mm
Wettest month
40
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Bad health in Ballyhaise is in line with what its ages predict
Unpaid caring falls to 6% of Ballyhaise’s residents. For its ages, Ballyhaise has 103 people with a disability for every 100 expected, in line with Co. Cavan’s towns (100) and Irish towns (106). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.2% of the town.
88%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health128
Disability103
Co. Cavan114
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6% | 4.4% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 88% | 88% |
128
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cavan 114
103
disability per 100 expected · Co. Cavan 100
83.5 · 79.5
life expectancy, women · men, the Border region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and North 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 in Ballyhaise live in social housing than in Co. Cavan’s towns or Irish towns: 15%
Just over three in five households own their home, higher than Co. Cavan’s towns (57%) and near Irish towns (61%). Private renters make up nearly a quarter of households.
€215Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Ballyhaise€215K
Co. Cavan€215K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €195,000 | 39 |
| Housing | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €215K | €215K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 61% | 57% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 14% | 13% |
61%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
23%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,095
a month on new tenancies, County Cavan
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Outdoors
Woodland runs close to Ballyhaise: 12% of the land within 1 km, more than in both Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns
A short walk to green space: 44% of homes, below Co. Cavan’s towns (80%) and Irish towns (92%) alike. Protected nature near Ballyhaise includes Lough Oughter. One park, 4 ha of green space: that is the measure of the town’s parkland.
44%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Ballyhaise5.2 ha
Co. Cavan2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 44% | 80% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 12% | 10% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.3% | 0% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
44%
Near a park
5.2 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
4.3%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Ballyhaise’s weather today: partly cloudy, with a high of 11 degrees
Judged by the averages, Ballyhaise sees November days reach 10°C and nights fall to 4°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 22 km/h, then a low of 7°C. December follows with normal highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.
11°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January7°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 289 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 214 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 258 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 282 mm |
11°C / 7°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
22 km/h
Wind
78%
Humidity
9 h 13 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 5.4% of commuters in Ballyhaise go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns
Nine in ten commuters drove, higher than both Co. Cavan’s towns (78%) and Irish towns (66%). Home was the main workplace for 4% of workers at the census. Workers spend 23.5 min getting to work, on average.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Bus3%
Walk2%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23.5 min | 26.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 48% | 50% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| Median household income | €54,500 | €50,360 | €57,760 |
€54,500
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cavan €52,321
4%
worked mainly from home, 2022
9%
trips of an hour or more
2,448
on the Live Register, County Cavan, 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
Children make up 26% of Ballyhaise, above Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns
Foreign-born residents make up 15% of the population. 0.9% speak Irish daily outside school, near Co. Cavan’s towns (0.6%) and lower than Irish towns (1.1%). Retirement age and beyond: 13% of residents are 65 or older.
34.4median age
BallyhaiseCo. CavanIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none12%
Lower secondary15%
Leaving Cert40%
Diploma or cert8%
Degree or higher25%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.9% of Ballyhaise
388 women and 360 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.3% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cavan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Turnout in Cavan-Monaghan was among the highest at the 2024 general election
With 6 of 18 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Cavan County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. Cavan County Council runs Ballyhaise: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Turnout at the last local elections was 57%, about level with Co. Cavan’s towns (57%) and above Irish towns (46%). At the general election, 64% of voters took part.
6/18seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Cavan County · June 2024
Fine Gael6
Fianna Fáil6
Sinn Féin3
Aontú1
Independent1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 57% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
6
Councillors
6/18
Fine Gael seats on Cavan County, the largest party
57%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Cavan-Monaghan
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Ballyhaise counts 3 buildings on the architectural inventory
Ballyhaise has 40 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Cavan’s towns (64) and Irish towns (48). 5.2% of homes were built before 1919.
3inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional3
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1730
earliest dated inventory building
5%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
2
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 40 | 64 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.2% | 4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Pupil numbers around Ballyhaise moved −9% since 2019, below Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns
2 schools lie within 3 km of Ballyhaise: 2 primary schools.
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castletara N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 183 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyhaise | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −9% | +9% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 0% | 8% |
335
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−9%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.6 km
to the nearest primary school
3.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim and 7 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Ballyhaise; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleCloughoughter Castle9.9 km west
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral9 km southwest
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan33 km northeast
MuseumCavan County Museum21 km southeast
CastleTullynally Castle40 km southPlaces: 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)
- The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloughoughter Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cavan County Museum: Ian Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tullynally Castle: Peter Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ballyhaise
15pages on Ballyhaise
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Ballyhaise, each rated of regional importance.
Famous people from around Ballyhaise
One notable person was born in Ballyhaise; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
J
John Baptist CrozierIrish bishop (1853-1920)J
James Cecil ParkeIrish tennis player (1881-1946) · born in ClonesP
Patrick McCabeIrish writer (born 1955) · born in ClonesK
Kevin McBrideIrish boxer · born in Clones · born 1973P
Pat McGuiganIrish singer · born in Clones · 1935–1987
Photo credits
Brendan Smith: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0
Ballyhaise’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CavanBelturbetBallinaghCootehillClonesBallyconnellBallyhaise
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhaise | 748 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cavan | 11,741 | 5.5 | C | A− | C− | C+ |
| Belturbet | 1,610 | 10 | — | A+ | A | D |
| Ballinagh | 1,012 | 13 | — | A | B | C |
| Cootehill | 1,856 | 16 | — | A+ | B− | D |
| Clones Monaghan | 1,885 | 17 | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Ballyconnell | 1,422 | 19 | — | A+ | B | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ballyhaise
Is Ballyhaise growing?
Ballyhaise had 748 people at the 2022 census, up from 686 in 2016: 9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Ballyhaise?
The median age in Ballyhaise is 34.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Ballyhaise
Urban area in Co. Cavan
748 people live in Ballyhaise, in the area of Cavan 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
- 748 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cavan
- Council
- Cavan County Council
- Local electoral area
- Bailieborough-Cootehill
- Dáil constituency
- Cavan-Monaghan
- Name in Irish
- Béal Átha hÉis
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:32049
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).