KilmaleyCo. Clare

296 residents make their home in this town in Co. Clare.

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Population

296

CSO, Census 2022 · Clare County Council

Median age

15% are 65+ · Co. Clare 15%

Degree level

24%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Kilmaley a good place to live?

At a median €286,800, a home costs 4.5 times the town’s median household income. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The 2022 census put unemployment at 4%. Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over hold a degree.

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

What makes Kilmaley stand out

The 3 things Kilmaley does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

4% unemployment

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

58% of residents 15 and over are at work.

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

24% have a degree

Against 36% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Kilmaley’s outline

Kilmaley’s story

Kilmaley has 1 building on the National Inventory

2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

1840Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmaley.

Schools

Schools around Kilmaley have lost ground: pupils −18% since 2019, below Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

Families in Kilmaley have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 88.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Kilmaley N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	88	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Pupils since 2019/20	−18%	+1%	+4%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	33%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	10%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−18%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.6 km

to the nearest primary school

8.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageKilmaley’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time88 pupils · −18% since 2019/20 Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Kilmaley?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards in Kilmaley: flood, radon and landslides

Ballyallia Lake, Ennis, 11 km from Kilmaley, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. Radon: an estimated 3.3% of homes locally are over the reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

Share of homes	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	73%	0%

3.3%

of homes over the radon level

11 km

to Ballyallia Lake, Ennis bathing water (excellent)

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageKilmaley’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water 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

Rain is part of life in Kilmaley: 1,536 mm a year, more than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns

July afternoons in Kilmaley average 19.1°C. Across the year it averages 10.2°C, lower than Co. Clare’s towns (10.5°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). December is the wettest month here, with 185 mm of rain on average.

19.1°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.9°C

Spring13.2°C

Summer18.7°C

Autumn14.0°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Rain a year	1,536 mm	1,199 mm	937 mm
July high	19.1°C	19.7°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.2°C	10.5°C	10.3°C
January low	2.8°C	3.0°C	2.9°C

19.1°C

July high

2.8°C

January low

1,536 mm

Rain a year

185 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,338 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageKilmaley’s climate pageOpen the page

Rain1,536 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 185 mm At a glanceJuly highs 19.1°C, January lows 2.8°C The yearSummer highs 18.7°C, winter lows 2.9°C Weather station20 km to the weather station · Shannon Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Fewer people in Kilmaley say their health is good than in Co. Clare’s towns or across Irish towns: 85%

Allowing for its ages, Kilmaley has 102 residents with a disability per 100 expected, below both Co. Clare’s towns (110) and Irish towns (106). Ages taken into account, Kilmaley counts 99 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2% of the town.

85%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 85%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 2%

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

Bad health99

Disability102

Co. Clare141

Expected100

Census 2022	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Good or very good health	85%	87%	88%
Unpaid carers	5.7%	5.4%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	2%	2.5%	2%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Clare 141

102

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 pageKilmaley’s health pageOpen the page

Census health85% in good or very good health Health GradeBad health 99, disability 102 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 Kilmaley than in Co. Clare’s towns or across Irish towns: 5%

Social renters account for 20% of households. Owners make up 73% of households, above Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and Irish towns (61%) alike.

€287Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Kilmaley€287K

Co. Clare€280K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Households renting privately	5%	21%	22%
Households in social housing	20%	13%	13%
Households owning their home	73%	64%	61%
Median sale price	€287K	€280K	€350K

73%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,170

a month on new tenancies, County Clare

Full pageKilmaley’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters73% 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

More woodland lies at the edge of Kilmaley than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 9% of the land within 1 km

100% of homes are within 400 m of green space, above both Co. Clare’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (92%). Kilmaley has 18.9 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents. Within 5 km, one waymarked trail or greenway sets out.

100%of homes near green space

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

Kilmaley18.9 ha

Co. Clare1.7 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Woodland within 1 km	9%	3.9%	2.7%
Near a park	100%	69%	92%
Protected nature within 5 km	0%	9.6%	1.8%
Green space per 1,000 residents	18.9 ha	1.7 ha	4.1 ha

100%

Near a park

18.9 ha

Green space

Woodland

Full pageKilmaley’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature0% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks18.9 ha per 1,000 residents · 6 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails0 km of paths · One trail or greenway within 5 km

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

Weather

What today holds for Kilmaley: sunny, up to 11 degrees

The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 20 km/h, and the low is 5°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 4 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.

11°C / 5°CToday

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	486 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	291 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	321 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	437 mm

11°C / 5°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

13 km/h

Wind

95%

Humidity

9 h 21 min

Daylight

Full pageKilmaley’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 5°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 6°C Warnings & more9 h 21 min Daylight · 07:39 to 17:00

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

Work & commute

Only 2.8% of commuters in Kilmaley go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

Short trips: 19% under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (31%). At the census, 87% of commuters went by car. The unemployment rate comes to 4.1%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van87%

Walk1%

Bus1%

Train, DART or Luas1%

Census 2022	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Trips under 15 minutes	19%	44%	31%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	9.1%	9.2%
Average trip	28.4 min	23.1 min	27.6 min
Median household income	€63,160	€53,417	€57,760

€63,160

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

10%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

3,361

on the Live Register, County Clare, September 2026

Full pageKilmaley’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment4.1% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€63,160 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

Kilmaley skews young, with 15% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns

13% were born abroad, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.

44median age

KilmaleyCo. ClareIreland

Co. ClareIreland

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none10%

Lower secondary17%

Leaving Cert40%

Diploma or cert9%

Degree or higher24%

Women and men · all residents

51.7% of Kilmaley’s residents are women

153 women and 143 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Kilmaley
	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Under 15	17%	20%	20%
15–24	15%	12%	12%
25–44	20%	28%	29%
45–64	33%	25%	24%
65+	15%	15%	14%
Primary or none	9.9%	9.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	17%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	40%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	8.9%	6.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	24%	28%	36%

Full pageKilmaley’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households112 households · 2.7 people per household Where born13% born outside Ireland Irish speakers41% 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 Kilmaley vote than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 58% turnout at the local elections

At the general election 64% voted, about level with Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). Clare County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 14 of its 28 seats, short of the 15 needed. Kilmaley sits in the Kilrush local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.

14/28seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Clare County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil14

Fine Gael9

Independent3

Sinn Féin2

Turnout	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	58%	50%	46%
General election, November 2024	64%	64%	59%

Councillors

14/28

Fianna Fáil seats on Clare County, the largest party

58%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Clare

Full pageKilmaley’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Kilmaley voted58% 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 · Kilrush TDs4 TDs · Clare

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Kilmaley has 34 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Clare towns 25, Irish towns 48)

Homes from before 1919 make up 1.8% of the total, about level with Co. Clare’s towns (1.8%) and below Irish towns (3.4%). Kilmaley’s built heritage counts one inventory entry, of regional standing.

1inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional1

Among them

Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptist 1840

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1840

earliest dated inventory building

Heritage	Kilmaley	Co. Clare	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	34	25	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	10	11

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NIAH buildingsOne building on the inventory Older homes2% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Kilmaley?”

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

Nearby attractions

Ennis Cathedral and 11 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

CathedralEnnis Cathedral9 km east

National parkBurren National Park22 km north

CastleBunratty Castle25 km southeast

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary9.2 km east

MuseumDysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre10 km north

CastleDromore Castle15 km northeast

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

Photo credits (6)

Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dysert O'Dea Castle & Clare Archaeology Centre: Odea at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dromore Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kilmaley

15pages on Kilmaley

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards3.3% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44 History1 building on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people2 notable people born here

Famous people from around Kilmaley

2 notable people were born in Kilmaley; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Máiréad Ní GhrádaIrish writer (1896–1971)

Mick MurphyIrish hurler (1918–2018)

Harriet SmithsonAnglo-Irish actress (1800-1854) · born in Ennis

William MulreadyIrish genre painter (1786–1863) · born in Ennis

Séamus HorganIrish Roman Catholic priest (born 1969) · born in Ennis

Alphonsus CullinanIrish Roman Catholic bishop · born in Lehinch · born 1959

Photo credits

Harriet Smithson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William Mulready: Robert Howlett, Public domain

Kilmaley’s neighbours

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

EnnisNewmarket-On-FergusEnnistimonLehinchKilmaley

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kilmaley	296	—	—	—	—	—
Ennis	27,923	8.9	B⁻	B⁺	C	B⁻
Newmarket-On-Fergus	1,887	16	—	B	A⁺	C
Ennistimon	1,137	17	—	B⁺	B	B
Lehinch	1,018	19	—	B⁺	B	A

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

Questions about Kilmaley

Do people in Kilmaley drive to work?

10% mostly work from home, and 19% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Kilmaley grown?

Kilmaley had 296 people at the 2022 census, up from 279 in 2016: 6.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Kilmaley?

The median age in Kilmaley is 44, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Kilmaley

Urban area in Co. Clare

Kilmaley has 296 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: 296 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Clare
Council: Clare County Council
Local electoral area: Kilrush
Dáil constituency: Clare
Name in Irish: Cill Mháille
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
CSO code: UA:16565

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).