Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,651 people live in this town in Co. Cavan. It grew by 14% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
Mullagh’s strongest subject is safety (A): per 1,000 residents a year, gardaí record 3.1 violent crimes and 2.6 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. The weak point is jobs & income: 62% of people aged 15 to 64 are in work, and unemployment is 11%. It lags on health as well — bad health runs at 152 and disability at 112 per 100 expected for its ages. Set against the median household income, the median home, at €272,500, costs 5.2 times as much.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work and health, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. Mullagh has subject grades but no overall grade: Irish towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Mullagh does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mullagh with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mullagh.
Home was the main workplace for 6.4% of workers at the census. Short trips: 30% under 15 minutes, about level with Irish towns (31%) and below Co. Cavan’s towns (50%). Of those in the labour force, 11% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.4 min | 26.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 30% | 50% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 62% | 66% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 11% | 11% | 9.2% |
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.
For its size, Mullagh records less crime per resident than three quarters of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. In all, 15.1 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. Of the graded crimes in the town, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025).
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 | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.6 | 4.4 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 15.1 | 39.1 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Theft | 2.4 | 5.5 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.2% of the town. Family carers: 5.1% of the people in Mullagh look after someone without pay. At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, close to Co. Cavan’s towns (21%) and below Irish towns (22%).
| Census 2022 | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
17% live in social housing, higher than both Co. Cavan’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). The owner-occupied share of households is 66%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €249,000 | 79 |
| The last 12 months | €310,000 | 30 |
| Housing | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 16% | 28% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 57% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €273K | €215K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
19% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Cavan’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). No part of Mullagh is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 19% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Day and night, summer and winter, Mullagh averages 9.4°C. July afternoons reach 19.5°C here, near Co. Cavan’s towns (19.4°C) and lower than Irish towns (19.9°C). October is the wettest month in the town, with 101 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.6°C | 1.7°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.4°C | 9.4°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,004 mm | 1,049 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
78% of homes have green space within 400 m. 3 parks, 8 ha of green space: that is the measure of Mullagh’s parkland. Within 1 km, 5.3% of the land is woodland, lower than Co. Cavan’s towns (10%) yet higher than Irish towns (2.7%).
| Outdoors | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.3% | 10% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 78% | 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 | 1.7% | 0% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Those 65 and older account for one in ten residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of residents, above both Co. Cavan’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). 19% of residents were born abroad.
51.2% of Mullagh’s residents are women
846 women and 805 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.5% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cavan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 64% voted, close to Co. Cavan’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). Mullagh is run by Cavan County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Turnout at the last local elections was 57%. No party holds a majority on Cavan County Council: Fine Gael lead with 6 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
| Turnout | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 57% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Mullagh has 30 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 sites here, below Co. Cavan’s towns (5) and Irish towns (11) alike.
| Heritage | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 30 | 64 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.4% | 4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Mullagh have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Killians N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 328 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Mullagh | Co. Cavan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −10% | +9% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 0% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Mullagh; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Historic houseKells High Crosses11 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle31 km south
CastleSlane Castle28 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey33 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksFore Abbey23 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Mullagh’s built heritage counts 5 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Mullagh is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Cillian Sheridan: Biso, CC BY 3.0 · Francis Sheehy-Skeffington: photographer not identified, Public domain · Leanne Kiernan: James Boyes from UK, CC BY 2.0 · Alice Stopford Green: Henry Herschel Hay Cameron, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullagh | 1,651 | — | — | B+ | A | C− |
| Virginia | 3,211 | 9.4 | B | B− | B− | B+ |
| Kells Meath | 6,608 | 10 | B | A | B− | C |
| Bailieborough | 2,974 | 11 | B+ | A | C | A− |
| Kingscourt | 2,955 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Oldcastle Meath | 1,409 | 15 | — | A− | B+ | C+ |
| Ballyjamesduff | 2,917 | 18 | B+ | A | B− | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Mullagh had 1,651 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,446 in 2016: 14.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Mullagh is 34.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cavan
1,651 people live in Mullagh, 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)
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).