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It is a town of 724 residents in Co. Clare.
Homes sell for a median €424,000, about 5.6 times what a household here earns in a year. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 4% of commuters. Only 9% of residents are 65 or over. Households here earn a median €75,190 a year, before tax.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Clonlara falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Clonlara does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site 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 Clonlara.
One school lies within 3 km of Clonlara. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 276.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Seanain NaofaLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 276 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +1% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 10% | 8% |
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.
For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Ballycuggeran, 14 km from Clonlara, rated excellent in 2025. Under 1% of homes locally are estimated to have radon above the reference level. The ground under Clonlara carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 44% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 73% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, above Co. Clare’s towns (19.7°C) and close to Irish towns (19.9°C). Winter lows in Clonlara average 2.7°C in January. The nearest weather station is Shannon Airport, 25 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,174 mm | 1,199 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.7°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Clonlara has 152 residents in bad health per 100 expected, above Co. Clare’s towns (141) and Irish towns (113) alike. Asked at the census, 91% of residents of Clonlara said they were in good or very good health. Nearly a quarter of residents in Clonlara live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 87% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 73% of households, above Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. 17% of households rent from a council or housing body.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €340,000 | 51 |
| Housing | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 9% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €424K | €280K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 73% | 64% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 13% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Woodland covers 0.4% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Clonlara has 4.7 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents. 4 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 69% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.4% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 6% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.9 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
For Clonlara, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 20 km/h and a low of 5°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 4 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 349 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 234 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 7°C | 323 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Just over a fifth of trips took under 15 minutes, below Co. Clare’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 85% of commuters got to work at the census. The jobless rate is 6.5%.
| Census 2022 | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 44% | 31% |
| Median household income | €75,190 | €53,417 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.5 min | 23.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% | 9.1% | 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.
12% were born abroad, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (22%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 9.1% of residents. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
50.7% of Clonlara’s residents are women
367 women and 357 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.1% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.1% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 36% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 64%, close to Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). There is just one council for Clonlara, Clare County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Clare County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 14 of its 28 seats, short of the 15 needed.
| Turnout | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5.9% of homes were built before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, below both Co. Clare’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11). 3 of Clonlara’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Clonlara | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 41 | 25 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.9% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clonlara. Best known first.
3 of Clonlara’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Clonlara.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonlara | 724 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castleconnell Limerick | 2,488 | 3.8 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Ardnacrusha | 1,229 | 4.4 | — | B | A | A+ |
| Westbury | 3,636 | 5.8 | B− | C− | A | C− |
| Castletroy Limerick | 15,093 | 6.9 | C− | D | D | A− |
| Annacotty Limerick | 3,398 | 6.9 | C+ | D | D | A− |
| Corbally and King's Island Limerick | 14,213 | 7.3 | D− | C | D | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Clonlara is 35.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
10% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Clonlara had 724 people at the 2022 census, up from 696 in 2016: 4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Clare
Clonlara has 724 people, in the area of Clare 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). 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).