Cootehill’s story
Cootehill has 34 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1780Bank of Ireland
- 1780Bellamont Arms
- 1780Blessings
CootehillCo. Cavan
It is a town of 1,856 residents in Co. Cavan.
3 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,856
CSO, Census 2022 · Cavan County Council
Median age
40.6
18% are 65+ · Co. Cavan 12%
Degree level
17%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
18%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Cootehill a good place to live?
Where it does best is cost of living — the median sale, €177,100, comes to 4.5 times what the median household here earns. Fewer journeys need a car: 18% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town. Its lowest grade is for health: for every 100 its ages would predict, 152 residents are in bad health and 121 have a disability. It lags on jobs & income as well: the unemployment rate is 11%, with 69% of 15 to 64s in work.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · commuting, health and work, CSO Census 2022. Cootehill is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
What makes Cootehill stand out
The 3 things Cootehill does most differently from other towns.
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
34 buildings on the national inventory
3.8 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
52% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
How Cootehill grades
Each subject compares Cootehill with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA+Open →Hazard riskRadon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference levelA+Open →Health121 with a disability per 100 predictedDOpen →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB+Open →Jobs & income11% unemployedC+Open →Safety4.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents; 4.4 burglaries and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cootehill.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting costs less in Cootehill than in Co. Cavan’s towns or across Irish towns: €873 a month
Council and housing-body homes hold 18% of households. 24% rent privately, between Co. Cavan’s towns (28%) and Irish towns (22%). Owners make up 56% of households.
€177Kmedian sale priceA+Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Cootehill€177K
Co. Cavan€215K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €873 | €1,184 | €1,606 |
| Median sale price | €177K | €215K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 24% | 28% | 22% |
56%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
24%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€873
a month on new tenancies, Cootehill
3.4
times median household income, County Cavan
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H16, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A+
Cootehill has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
Landslides: none of Cootehill lies in a high-susceptibility zone. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areasA+Hazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
941
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
HealthHealth D
Cootehill has 121 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, more than in Co. Cavan’s towns and across Irish towns
At the census, 3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Co. Cavan’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Asked at the census, 83% of residents of Cootehill said they were in good or very good health. 27% of residents in Cootehill live with a disability.
83%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health152
Disability121
Co. Cavan114
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.4% | 4.4% | 5.4% |
152
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cavan 114
121
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
Schools
3 of the 4 schools around Cootehill are multi-denominational
Pupil numbers changed +13% since 2019/20, above Co. Cavan’s towns (+9%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. For secondary school, the closest is St Aidans Comprehensive School, 1.3 km from the town.
4schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michaels National School DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 232 | Catholic |
| St Aidans Comprehensive SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | Post-primary · Comprehensive | 654 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic1
Multi-denominational2
Inter-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +13% | +9% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 25% | 20% | 35% |
1,198
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+13%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.7 km
to the nearest primary school
1.3 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.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Households in Cootehill earn less than in Co. Cavan’s towns and across Irish towns: €39,338 a year
Short trips: 51% under 15 minutes, close to Co. Cavan’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (31%). 4.6% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The commute to work averages 23.9 min.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van78%
Walk15%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
Train, DART or Luas0%
| Census 2022 | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 51% | 50% | 31% |
| Median household income | €39,338 | €50,360 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 23.9 min | 26.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 11% | 9.2% |
€39,338
median household income, 2022 · Co. Cavan €52,321
5%
worked mainly from home, 2022
9%
trips of an hour or more
2,448
on the Live Register, County Cavan, September 2026
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of Irish towns
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.
Climate
Few Irish towns have colder winter nights than Cootehill
July afternoons reach 19.4°C here, near Co. Cavan’s towns (19.4°C) and lower than Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Cootehill averages 9.4°C. January nights in Cootehill drop to 1.7°C on average.
19.4°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter7.8°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer18.8°C
Autumn13.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,025 mm | 1,049 mm | 937 mm |
19.4°C
July high
1.7°C
January low
1,025 mm
Rain a year
107 mm
Wettest month
40
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
More woodland lies at the edge of Cootehill than Co. Cavan’s towns or Irish towns: 15% of the land within 1 km
Its paths and tracks come to 0.4 km per km², close to Co. Cavan’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 100% of homes have green space within 400 m. One park, 6 ha of green space: that is the measure of Cootehill’s parkland.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Cootehill3.4 ha
Co. Cavan2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 15% | 10% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.4 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
3.4 ha
Green space
5 km
Footpaths
15%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Forecast for Cootehill: mostly sunny today and highs near 11 degrees
What counts as normal for Cootehill in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 4°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 21 km/h and a low of 6°C. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
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 | 283 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 210 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 250 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 281 mm |
11°C / 6°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
16 km/h
Wind
94%
Humidity
9 h 13 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Few people in Cootehill are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in Co. Cavan’s towns and across Irish towns
0.8% speak Irish daily outside school, close to Co. Cavan’s towns (0.6%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.
40.6median age
CootehillCo. CavanIreland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none19%
Lower secondary17%
Leaving Cert39%
Diploma or cert8%
Degree or higher17%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.3% of Cootehill
897 women and 959 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 39% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.6% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 17% | 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. There is just one council for Cootehill, Cavan County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Also worth knowing: 57% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Cavan’s towns (57%) and above Irish towns (46%).
6/18seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Cavan County · June 2024
Fine Gael6
Fianna Fáil6
Sinn Féin3
Aontú1
Independent1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Cootehill | 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
For its size, Cootehill has more listed heritage than Co. Cavan’s towns or Irish towns: 183 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
7.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Cavan’s towns (4%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 sites here, above Co. Cavan’s towns (5) but below Irish towns (11). The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 34 buildings in Cootehill, each rated of regional importance.
34inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional34
Among them
- Bank of Ireland 1780
- Bellamont Arms 1780
- Blessings 1780
- Dinkins Coffee Shop 1780
1780
earliest dated inventory building
8%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
7
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 183 | 64 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.9% | 4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
SafetySafety B−
For recorded crime, Cootehill sits in the middle of Irish towns
In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in Cootehill. Among the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Cootehill has more crime per resident than three quarters of them. Every kind together came to 33.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Co. Cavan’s towns (39.1) and Irish towns (54.3).
4.9violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 25% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Dangerous acts10.8
Road traffic4.9
Assault4.4
Theft3.3
Public order3
Damage2.8
Burglary1.6
Drugs1.3
Against justice0.6
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Cootehill | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 3.3 | 5.5 | 15.3 |
| All recorded crime | 33.6 | 39.1 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.4 |
4.9
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
4.4
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
200
incidents a year, Cootehill Garda area
9.3
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim and 8 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Cootehill; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim20 km southwest
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan21 km north
CastleCastle Leslie31 km northeast
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral24 km southwest
CastleCloughoughter Castle26 km west
CastleCabra Castle27 km southeastPlaces: 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
- St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Leslie: Lukiebaggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cloughoughter Castle: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cabra Castle: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cootehill
15pages on Cootehill
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 34 buildings in Cootehill, each rated of regional importance. 6 archaeological sites are on the record here.
Famous people from Cootehill
11 notable people were born in Cootehill.
R
Reginald Dorman-SmithBritish politician (1899-1977)J
John Charles McQuaidCatholic archbishop · 1895–1973J
John FoyAmerican distance runner · 1882–1960J
Joe O'ReillyIrish Fine Gael politician · born 1955M
Mary Anne SadlierIrish American novelist · 1820–1903M
Michael FitzpatrickIrish Fianna Fáil politician (1942-2011)Cootehill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
BallybayClonesBailieboroughCootehill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cootehill | 1,856 | — | — | A+ | B− | D |
| Ballybay Monaghan | 1,329 | 13 | — | A+ | B | B− |
| Clones Monaghan | 1,885 | 16 | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Bailieborough | 2,974 | 19 | B+ | A | C | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Cootehill
Is Cootehill growing?
Cootehill had 1,856 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,742 in 2016: 6.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Cootehill?
The median age in Cootehill is 40.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Cootehill get to work?
78% of working residents drive to work and 18% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 5% mostly work from home, and 51% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Cootehill
Urban area in Co. Cavan
Cootehill has 1,856 people, 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
- 1,856 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cavan
- Council
- Cavan County Council
- Local electoral area
- Bailieborough-Cootehill
- Dáil constituency
- Cavan-Monaghan
- Name in Irish
- Muinchille
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:32046
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).