Kilmihil’s story
Kilmihil has 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 13%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1830Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
KilmihilCo. Clare
It is a town of 472 residents in Co. Clare. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 12%.
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Photo: JMTMcGrath · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
472
CSO, Census 2022 · Clare County Council
Median age
39.8
17% are 65+ · Co. Clare 15%
Degree level
21%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Kilmihil a good place to live?
The median sale, €206,000, comes to 5.2 times what the median household here earns. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. Unemployment stood at 18% of the labour force in 2022.
Kilmihil is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Kilmihil stand out
The 3 things Kilmihil does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
18% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
46% of residents 15 and over are at work.
Median sale price
Housing
45% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmihil.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Kilmihil grew +15% since 2019, above Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns
Families in Kilmihil have 3 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. For secondary school, the closest is St Michael's Community College, 0.1 km from the town.
3schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmihil N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 96 | Catholic |
| St Michael's Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 283 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic2
Multi-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +15% | +1% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 13% | 39% |
445
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+15%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
0.1 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
Natural hazards
Kilmihil has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
The nearest bathing water to Kilmihil is Quilty, 14 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. No part of Kilmihil is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
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 | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 73% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
0%
of homes over the radon level
14 km
to Quilty bathing water (excellent)
41
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Summers stay cool in Kilmihil: July afternoons reach 18.8°C, below Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns
January nights in Kilmihil drop to 3.2°C on average. A year brings 1,409 mm of rain, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (1,199 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). December is the wettest month here, with 164 mm of rain on average.
18.8°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring13.0°C
Summer18.4°C
Autumn14.0°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.8°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,409 mm | 1,199 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.2°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
18.8°C
July high
3.2°C
January low
1,409 mm
Rain a year
164 mm
Wettest month
18
Air frosts
1,338 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, Kilmihil has about as much bad health as expected
Self-reported good health: 86% of Kilmihil’s residents. At the census, 2.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, near Co. Clare’s towns (2.5%) and higher than Irish towns (2%). Disability touches 24% of the town’s population.
86%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health122
Disability109
Co. Clare141
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% |
122
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Clare 141
82.5 · 79
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016
31%
hold a medical card, HSE Midwest
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Home ownership in Kilmihil, 56%, runs below Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns
Social housing holds 19% of households. 21% rent privately, about level with both Co. Clare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).
€206Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Kilmihil€206K
Co. Clare€280K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €206K | €280K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 13% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 56% | 64% | 61% |
56%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
€1,170
a month on new tenancies, County Clare
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V15, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Kilmihil: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns
Woodland covers 2.1% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Clare’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Protected sites cover 1.2% of the land within 5 km, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%).
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Kilmihil2.8 ha
Co. Clare1.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 69% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 1.2% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.1% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
100%
Near a park
2.8 ha
Green space
1.2%
Protected for nature
2.1%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Kilmihil: 11 degrees and partly cloudy today
Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 5 mm. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 23 km/h, then a low of 5°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 9°C and lows of 4°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 | 430 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 260 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 313 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 405 mm |
11°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
15 km/h
Wind
97%
Humidity
9 h 21 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Unemployment in Kilmihil, 18%, runs above Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns
At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Co. Clare’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (23%). Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 59% were employed at the census. A trip to work takes 29.3 min on average.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van82%
Walk6%
Bus1%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 18% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 68% | 68% |
| Median household income | €39,970 | €53,417 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.3 min | 23.1 min | 27.6 min |
€39,970
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Clare €54,654
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
trips of an hour or more
3,361
on the Live Register, County Clare, September 2026
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
Irish is an everyday language in Kilmihil: 1.6% speak it daily, above Co. Clare
Children under 15 make up 22% of residents. 12% were born abroad, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
39.8median age
KilmihilCo. ClareIreland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none13%
Lower secondary20%
Leaving Cert41%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher21%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.6% of Kilmihil
234 women and 238 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.2% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Kilmihil vote than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 58% turnout at the local elections
Turnout at the general election came to 64%. Clare County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 14 of its 28 seats, short of the 15 needed. Kilmihil answers to one council, Clare County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
14/28seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Clare County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil14
Fine Gael9
Independent3
Sinn Féin2
| Turnout | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 58% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
5
Councillors
14/28
Fianna Fáil seats on Clare County, the largest party
58%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Clare
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Kilmihil keeps more of its old housing than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 12.9% built before 1919
Relative to its size, Kilmihil keeps 21 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, below Co. Clare’s towns (25) and Irish towns (48) alike. Its archaeology runs to 3 recorded sites. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in Kilmihil, of regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
3
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1830
earliest dated inventory building
13%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Kilmihil | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1919 | 12.9% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 21 | 25 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Bunratty Castle and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Kilmihil; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBunratty Castle34 km east
National parkBurren National Park38 km northeast
CathedralEnnis Cathedral26 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary26 km northeast
CastleDoonagore Castle31 km north
Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle33 km southPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Bunratty Castle: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doonagore Castle: Valfex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Listowel Castle: Larsoner~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kilmihil
15pages on Kilmihil
Famous people from around Kilmihil
No notable person born in Kilmihil is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
J
Joe JacobIrish politician · born in Kilrush · born 1939M
Mary UptonIrish politician · born in Kilrush · born 1946M
Michael Joseph BulgerIrish rugby player, athlete and medical… · born in Kilrush · 1867–1938P
Pat UptonIrish politician (1944–1999) · born in KilrushPhoto credits
Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur: William Salter, Public domain · Thomas Cusack: W. L. Bodine & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain
Kilmihil’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Questions about Kilmihil
Has Kilmihil grown?
Kilmihil had 472 people at the 2022 census, up from 422 in 2016: 11.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Kilmihil drive to work?
9% mostly work from home, and 45% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
How old are the people of Kilmihil?
The median age in Kilmihil is 39.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Kilmihil
Urban area in Co. Clare
472 people live in Kilmihil, 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
- 472 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Clare
- Council
- Clare County Council
- Local electoral area
- Kilrush
- Dáil constituency
- Clare
- Name in Irish
- Cill Mhichíl
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:16572
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).