KilkishenCo. Clare

Population 651: a town in Co. Clare.

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Population

651

CSO, Census 2022 · Clare County Council

Median age

38.5

14% are 65+ · Co. Clare 15%

Degree level

25%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Kilkishen a good place to live?

Prices run to a median €286,800, 4.9 times local household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 2% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. The 2022 census put unemployment at 14%.

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

What makes Kilkishen stand out

The 2 things Kilkishen does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

14% unemployment

Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)

57% of residents 15 and over are at work.

Kilkishen’s outline

Kilkishen’s story

Kilkishen: 1 building on the National Inventory

3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.

6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

1810Kilkishen Church (Conlea)

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilkishen.

Natural hazards

About 16% of Kilkishen’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows

100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above Co. Clare’s towns (73%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. No part of Kilkishen is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas100%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	73%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

16%

of homes over the radon level

145

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageKilkishen’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes14% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon100% 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

Kilkishen is wetter than 85% of Irish towns: 1,188 mm of rain a year

In July, daytime highs in Kilkishen average 19.6°C. January nights bottom out at 2.7°C here, below both Co. Clare’s towns (3.0°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). December is the wettest month here, with 134 mm of rain on average.

19.6°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter9.0°C

Spring13.4°C

Summer19.1°C

Autumn14.3°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Rain a year	1,188 mm	1,199 mm	937 mm
July high	19.6°C	19.7°C	19.9°C
January low	2.7°C	3.0°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.3°C	10.5°C	10.3°C

19.6°C

July high

2.7°C

January low

1,188 mm

Rain a year

134 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,338 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageKilkishen’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.6°C, January lows 2.7°C The yearSummer highs 19.1°C, winter lows 2.8°C Rain1,188 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 134 mm Weather station17 km to the weather station · Shannon Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

90% of people in Kilkishen say their health is good or very good, more than in both Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

For its ages, Kilkishen has 140 people in bad health for every 100 expected, close to Co. Clare’s towns (141) and above Irish towns (113). Disability, age-adjusted: 104 for every 100 expected here. Also worth knowing: a disability affects just over a fifth of people here.

90%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%

Census 2022	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Good or very good health	90%	87%	88%
With a disability	21%	23%	22%
Unpaid carers	5.7%	5.4%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	2.4%	2.5%	2%

140

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Clare 141

104

disability per 100 expected · Co. Clare 110

82.5 · 79

life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016

31%

hold a medical card, HSE Midwest

Full pageKilkishen’s health pageOpen the page

Census health90% in good or very good health Health GradeBad health 140, disability 104 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 79

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Private renting is less common in Kilkishen than in Co. Clare’s towns or across Irish towns: 11%

Households that own their home make up 77%. Social housing holds one in ten households, below Co. Clare’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.

€287Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Kilkishen€287K

Co. Clare€280K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Households owning their home	77%	64%	61%
Households renting privately	11%	21%	22%
Households in social housing	10%	13%	13%
Median sale price	€287K	€280K	€350K

77%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

11%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,170

a month on new tenancies, County Clare

Full pageKilkishen’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters77% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €286,800 Renting€1,170 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 V95, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Kilkishen has fewer homes a short walk from green space than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 32%

Woodland covers 14% of the land within 1 km, above Co. Clare’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Among the protected sites near Kilkishen is Kilkishen House SAC. Every 1,000 residents of Kilkishen share 1.4 ha of green space.

32%of homes near green space

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

Kilkishen1.4 ha

Co. Clare1.7 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Near a park	32%	69%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	14%	3.9%	2.7%
Protected nature within 5 km	4.7%	9.6%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.1 km per km²	0.7 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

32%

Near a park

1.4 ha

Green space

1 km

Footpaths

4.7%

Protected for nature

Full pageKilkishen’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Green space nearby32% of homes within 400 m Parks1.4 ha per 1,000 residents · 1 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature4.7% of the land within 5 km · Kilkishen House SAC Paths and trails1 km of paths · 6 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Up to 10 degrees in Kilkishen tomorrow, partly cloudy

Kilkishen’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. The sky keeps its rain tomorrow; wind tops out at 15 km/h, and the low reaches 5°C. Later in the week, highs run between 6°C and 10°C, peaking on Wednesday.

10°C / 5°CTomorrow

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December9°C

January9°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	3°C	354 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	233 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	269 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	332 mm

10°C / 5°C

Tomorrow

None

Rain, next 24 hours

16 km/h

Wind

94%

Humidity

9 h 21 min

Daylight

Full pageKilkishen’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead10°C / 5°C Tomorrow · A normal 5 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 21 min Daylight · 07:37 to 16:59

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Kilkishen than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 1.9%

Unemployment stands at 14%. Nine in ten commuters drove, above both Co. Clare’s towns (77%) and Irish towns (66%). Working from home was the norm for 6.7% of workers at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van90%

Walk1%

Bicycle0%

Bus0%

Census 2022	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Unemployment rate	14%	9.1%	9.2%
Trips under 15 minutes	28%	44%	31%
Average trip	25.8 min	23.1 min	27.6 min
In work, 15 to 64	70%	68%	68%

€58,100

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Clare €54,654

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

3,361

on the Live Register, County Clare, September 2026

Full pageKilkishen’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment14% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€58,100 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time3,361 on the Live Register · −3.9% 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

Few people in Kilkishen were born abroad: 13%, fewer than in both Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

24% are under 15, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (20%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town.

38.5median age

KilkishenCo. ClareIreland

Co. ClareIreland

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none11%

Lower secondary15%

Leaving Cert42%

Diploma or cert6%

Degree or higher25%

Women and men · all residents

53.3% of Kilkishen’s residents are women

347 women and 304 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Kilkishen
	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Under 15	24%	20%	20%
15–24	12%	12%	12%
25–44	26%	28%	29%
45–64	24%	25%	24%
65+	14%	15%	14%
Primary or none	11%	9.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	15%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	42%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	5.7%	6.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	25%	28%	36%

Full pageKilkishen’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Where born13% born outside Ireland Ages38.5 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households237 households · 2.8 people per household Irish speakers46% can speak Irish · 1% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

More people in Kilkishen vote than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 61% turnout at the local elections

The general election drew a turnout of 64%. Clare County Council is the one council for Kilkishen; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. With 14 of 28 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Clare County Council, short of the 15 a majority needs.

14/28seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Clare County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil14

Fine Gael9

Independent3

Sinn Féin2

Turnout	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	61%	50%	46%
General election, November 2024	64%	64%	59%

Councillors

14/28

Fianna Fáil seats on Clare County, the largest party

61%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Clare

Full pageKilkishen’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Kilkishen voted61% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Clare towns 50%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 14 of 28 (15 needed)Councillors5 councillors · Killaloe TDs4 TDs · Clare

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Kilkishen counts one building on the architectural inventory

Per 10,000 residents, Kilkishen counts 15 inventory buildings, below both Co. Clare’s towns (25) and Irish towns (48). 6.4% of homes were built before 1919. There are 3 entries on the national archaeological record here.

1inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional1

Among them

Kilkishen Church (Conlea) 1810

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1810

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Kilkishen	Co. Clare	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	15	25	48
Homes built before 1919	6.4%	1.8%	3.4%
Archaeological sites on the record	3	10	11

Full pageKilkishen’s history pageOpen the page

NIAH buildingsOne building on the inventory Older homes6% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments3 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Kilkishen?”

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

Nearby attractions

Craggaunowen and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Kilkishen; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumCraggaunowen2.7 km outside town, to the west

CastleBunratty Castle13 km south

CastleKnappogue Castle6 km west

CathedralSt John's Cathedral18 km southeast

National parkBurren National Park28 km northwest

CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral17 km southeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kilkishen

15pages on Kilkishen

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards16.1% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.5 History1 building on the National Inventory Town hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from around Kilkishen

One notable person was born in Kilkishen; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Harold MaguireRoyal Air Force air marshals (1912–2001)

Sarah WinstedtIrish physician and surgeon · born in Sixmilebridge · 1886–1972

Davy FitzgeraldHurling manager, former Clare goalkeeper · born in Sixmilebridge · born 1971

Kevin McNamaraCatholic archbishop · born in Newmarket-On-Fergus · 1926–1987

Maurice QuinlivanIrish politician · born in Ballynanty · born 1967

Aisling O'LoughlinTV journalist · born in Shannon · born 1978

Photo credits

Sarah Winstedt: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Davy Fitzgerald: Dungourneydaily, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maurice Quinlivan: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0

Kilkishen’s neighbours

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

SixmilebridgeNewmarket-On-FergusShannonArdnacrushaCaherdavinBallynantyKilkishen

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kilkishen	651	—	—	—	—	—
Sixmilebridge	2,832	7.4	B⁺	B	B⁻	B⁺
Newmarket-On-Fergus	1,887	11	—	B	A⁺	C
Shannon	10,256	14	B	B⁺	B⁻	C
Ardnacrusha	1,229	14	—	B	A	A⁺
Caherdavin Limerick	7,364	16	D	C	C⁻	C
Ballynanty Limerick	3,030	16	D⁻	C	C⁻	D⁻

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

Questions about Kilkishen

How do people in Kilkishen get to work?

7% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Is Kilkishen growing?

Kilkishen had 651 people at the 2022 census, up from 604 in 2016: 7.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Kilkishen?

The median age in Kilkishen is 38.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Kilkishen

Urban area in Co. Clare

Kilkishen has 651 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)

Population: 651 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Clare
Council: Clare County Council
Local electoral area: Killaloe
Dáil constituency: Clare
Name in Irish: Cill Chisín
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
CSO code: UA:16552

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).