Loch GownaCo. Cavan

The population grew 8% between 2016 and 2022. It is a town of 168 residents in Co. Cavan.

Population

168

CSO, Census 2022 · Cavan County Council

Median age

44.2

19% are 65+ · Co. Cavan 12%

Degree level

32%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Loch Gowna a good place to live?

Home prices sit at a median €218,100, which is 4.2 years of the town’s median household income. Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population.

At under 1,000 residents, Loch Gowna is too small for the grades Irish towns get.

What makes Loch Gowna stand out

The 2 things Loch Gowna does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median sale price

Housing

41% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600

Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

19% are 65 or over

The median of Irish towns: 14%

CSO, Census 2022

5 places on the register, on Loch Gowna’s outline

Loch Gowna’s story

Loch Gowna: 5 buildings on the National Inventory

Homes built before 1919: 12%, against 3% across Irish towns.

1840Laureldale
1870Water pump, Lough Gowna
1900Church of the Holy Family

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loch Gowna.

Natural hazards

Loch Gowna has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured

Landslides: none of Loch Gowna lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Under 1% of homes locally are estimated to have radon above the reference level. 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	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0.2%	0%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

145

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageLoch Gowna’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

January lows in Loch Gowna: 1.9°C, against 1.7°C in Co. Cavan’s towns and 2.9°C in Irish towns

The year’s mean temperature is 9.6°C, close to Co. Cavan’s towns (9.4°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Loch Gowna gets 1,083 mm of rain a year. December is the wettest month in the town, with 115 mm of rain on average.

19.5°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.0°C

Spring13.0°C

Summer19.0°C

Autumn13.5°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Average temperature over the year	9.6°C	9.4°C	10.3°C
January low	1.9°C	1.7°C	2.9°C
July high	19.5°C	19.4°C	19.9°C
Rain a year	1,083 mm	1,049 mm	937 mm

19.5°C

July high

1.9°C

January low

1,083 mm

Rain a year

115 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageLoch Gowna’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 19.0°C, winter lows 1.9°C At a glanceJuly highs 19.5°C, January lows 1.9°C Rain1,083 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 115 mm Weather station25 km to the weather station · Ballyhaise

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Fewer people in Loch Gowna are in bad health than its ages would predict: 64 per 100 expected, under Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns

Unpaid caring falls to 7.1% of Loch Gowna’s residents. Just over a quarter of residents have a disability, above both Co. Cavan’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, disability in the town runs at 110 per 100 expected.

89%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health64

Disability110

Co. Cavan114

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 89%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Unpaid carers	7.1%	4.4%	5.4%
With a disability	26%	21%	22%
Bad or very bad health	1.4%	1.9%	2%
Good or very good health	89%	88%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cavan 114

110

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

Full pageLoch Gowna’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 64, disability 110 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health89% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.5

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 Loch Gowna live in social housing than in Co. Cavan’s towns or Irish towns: 24%

51% of households own their home, below Co. Cavan’s towns (57%) and Irish towns (61%) alike.

€218Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Loch Gowna€218K

Co. Cavan€215K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Households in social housing	24%	14%	13%
Households owning their home	51%	57%	61%
Median sale price	€218K	€215K	€350K
Households renting privately	24%	28%	22%

51%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

24%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,095

a month on new tenancies, County Cavan

Full pageLoch Gowna’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters51% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €218,100 Renting€1,095 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Green space is close to home in Loch Gowna: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than Co. Cavan’s towns or Irish towns

Within 1 km, 5.5% of the land is woodland, lower than Co. Cavan’s towns (10%) yet higher than Irish towns (2.7%). Green space comes to 7.5 ha for every 1,000 people in Loch Gowna. Walkers have 3 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Loch Gowna7.5 ha

Co. Cavan2.2 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Woodland within 1 km	5.5%	10%	2.7%
Near a park	100%	80%	92%
Paths per km² of town	0.1 km per km²	0.6 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Green space per 1,000 residents	7.5 ha	2.2 ha	4.1 ha

100%

Near a park

7.5 ha

Green space

1 km

Footpaths

5.5%

Woodland

Full pageLoch Gowna’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks7.5 ha per 1,000 residents · 1 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature0% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails1 km of paths · 3 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Work & commute

Work is widespread in Loch Gowna: 76% of 15 to 64s are in a job, above Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns

5.7% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Co. Cavan’s towns (6.6%) and Irish towns (11%). Workers spend 32.1 min getting to work, on average. The unemployment rate comes to 8.8%.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van80%

Walk11%

Bicycle3%

Census 2022	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
In work, 15 to 64	76%	66%	68%
Average trip	32.1 min	26.9 min	27.6 min
Trips under 15 minutes	31%	50%	31%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	11%	9.2%

€52,490

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cavan €52,321

worked mainly from home, 2022

14%

trips of an hour or more

2,448

on the Live Register, County Cavan, September 2026

Full pageLoch Gowna’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment8.8% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€52,490 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time2,448 on the Live Register · +1.4% on a year earlier

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 only 16% of Loch Gowna, fewer than in Co. Cavan’s towns and Irish towns

Over-65s are 19% of the population. 0.7% speak Irish daily outside school, close to Co. Cavan’s towns (0.6%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Graduates make up nearly a third of adults.

44.2median age

Loch GownaCo. CavanIreland

Co. CavanIreland

Ages · share of residents

19%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none11%

Lower secondary12%

Leaving Cert40%

Diploma or cert5%

Degree or higher32%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.0% of Loch Gowna

84 women and 84 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Loch Gowna
	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Under 15	16%	23%	20%
15–24	12%	12%	12%
25–44	24%	30%	29%
45–64	30%	23%	24%
65+	19%	12%	14%
Primary or none	11%	13%	9.7%
Lower secondary	12%	18%	14%
Leaving Cert	40%	39%	35%
Diploma or cert	5.3%	7%	5.8%
Degree or higher	32%	24%	36%

Full pageLoch Gowna’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.2 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households76 households · 2.3 people per household Where born23% born outside Ireland Irish speakers36% can speak Irish · 0.7% speak Irish daily outside school

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

At the general election, 64% of voters took part. Cavan County Council is the one council for Loch Gowna; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. Turnout at the last local elections was 57%. With 6 of 18 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Cavan County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs.

6/18seats held by Fine Gael

Seats on Cavan County · June 2024

Fine Gael6

Fianna Fáil6

Sinn Féin3

Aontú1

Independent1

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	57%	57%	46%
General election, November 2024	64%	64%	59%

Councillors

6/18

Fine Gael seats on Cavan County, the largest party

57%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Cavan-Monaghan

Full pageLoch Gowna’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fine Gael lead with 6 of 18 (10 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Ballyjamesduff How Loch Gowna votedLocal elections, June 2024 · Co. Cavan towns 57%TDs5 TDs · Cavan-Monaghan

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

The national inventory counts 298 buildings per 10,000 residents in Loch Gowna, more than Co. Cavan’s towns or Irish towns

11.8% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Cavan’s towns (4%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 5 buildings in Loch Gowna, each of regional importance.

5inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional5

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1840

earliest dated inventory building

12%

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	298	64	48
Homes built before 1919	11.8%	4%	3.4%
Archaeological sites on the record	0	5	11

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NIAH buildings5 buildings on the inventory Older homes12% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Loch Gowna?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Schools

No secondary school in or near Loch Gowna: the nearest is 8.5 km away

Within 3 km of Loch Gowna there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Loch Gowna has 93 pupils.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
St Patricks Mxd N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	93	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Loch Gowna	Co. Cavan	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	0%	20%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	0%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.1 km

to the nearest primary school

8.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLoch Gowna’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time93 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Loch Gowna?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.

Nearby attractions

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Loch Gowna; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim18 km northeast

CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral24 km southwest

CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral14 km northeast

CastleCloughoughter Castle16 km north

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey29 km southeast

CastleTullynally Castle25 km southeast

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. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Fore Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tullynally Castle: Peter Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Loch Gowna

15pages on Loch Gowna

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards0% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.2 History5 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 5 buildings in Loch Gowna, each of regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

LaureldaleHouse · 1840

NIAH: Regional

Water pump, Lough GownaWater pump · 1870

NIAH: Regional

Church of the Holy FamilyChurch / chapel · 1900

NIAH: Regional

Handball alley, Lough GownaHandball alley · 1920

Famous people from around Loch Gowna

No notable person born in Loch Gowna is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Kitty KiernanFiancée of Michael Collins (1892–1945) · born in Granard

Brendan SmithIrish Fianna Fáil politician (born 1956) · born in Cavan

Mary Mathews AdamsAmerican poet, philanthropist · born in Granard · 1840–1902

Patrick Thomas O'ReillyCatholic bishop · born in Cavan · 1833–1892

Tommy BondMajor League Baseball player (1856–1941) · born in Granard

John Christopher DrumgooleIrish-American Roman Catholic priest an… · born in Granard

Photo credits

Brendan Smith: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0 · Patrick Thomas O'Reilly: w:John Gilmary Shea is the author of the book. The image is credited to "Moss. Eng. Co. N.Y.", Public domain

Loch Gowna’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

BallinaghGranardDrumlishCavanLoch Gowna

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Loch Gowna	168	—	—	—	—	—
Ballinagh	1,012	10	—	A	B	C
Granard Longford	1,058	11	—	A⁻	B	B⁻
Drumlish Longford	1,124	16	—	B	B⁺	D
Cavan	11,741	18	C	A⁻	C⁻	C⁺

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Loch Gowna

Is Loch Gowna a young town or an old one?

The median age in Loch Gowna is 44.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

Is Loch Gowna growing?

Loch Gowna had 168 people at the 2022 census, up from 155 in 2016: 8.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How do people in Loch Gowna get to work?

80% of working residents drive to work and 14% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 6% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

About Loch Gowna

Urban area in Co. Cavan

Loch Gowna has 168 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: 168 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Cavan
Council: Cavan County Council
Local electoral area: Ballyjamesduff
Dáil constituency: Cavan-Monaghan
Name in Irish: Loch Gamhna
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
CSO code: UA:32055

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).