KilmurryCo. Clare

229 people live in this town in Co. Clare.

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Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

229

CSO, Census 2022 · Clare County Council

Median age

42.5

5% are 65+ · Co. Clare 15%

Degree level

55%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Kilmurry a good place to live?

Buying the median home, at €286,800, takes 3.2 times the town’s median household income. 1% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 15- to 24-year-olds are 23% of the population. Households here earn a median €88,790 a year, before tax.

There are no grades for Kilmurry: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.

What makes Kilmurry stand out

The 3 things Kilmurry does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

23% are 15 to 24

The median of Irish towns: 12%

CSO, Census 2022

Median gross household income

Income

Gross, a year (the median of Irish towns: €57,760)

CSO household income for the electoral division.

Kilmurry’s outline

Kilmurry’s story

Kilmurry: 1 archaeological site on the record

The record adds 1 archaeological site.

Homes built before 1919: 0%, against 3% across Irish towns.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmurry.

Natural hazards

In Kilmurry, radon is the measure to watch: about 10% of homes are estimated over the reference level

100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above both Co. Clare’s towns (73%) and Irish towns (0%). Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas100%

Share of homes	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	73%	0%

10%

of homes over the radon level

Full pageKilmurry’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

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

Summers stay cool in Kilmurry: July afternoons reach 19.4°C, below Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

Kilmurry gets 1,176 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.2°C, lower than Co. Clare’s towns (10.5°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). Winter lows in Kilmurry average 2.7°C in January.

19.4°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.9°C

Spring13.3°C

Summer18.9°C

Autumn14.2°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
July high	19.4°C	19.7°C	19.9°C
Rain a year	1,176 mm	1,199 mm	937 mm
Average temperature over the year	10.2°C	10.5°C	10.3°C
January low	2.7°C	3.0°C	2.9°C

19.4°C

July high

2.7°C

January low

1,176 mm

Rain a year

133 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,338 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageKilmurry’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.4°C, January lows 2.7°C The yearSummer highs 18.9°C, winter lows 2.8°C Rain1,176 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 133 mm Weather station13 km to the weather station · Shannon Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Fewer people in Kilmurry are in bad health than its ages would predict: 78 per 100 expected, under Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

Self-reported good health: 94% of Kilmurry’s residents. 1.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Co. Clare’s towns (2.5%) and Irish towns (2%). Ages taken into account, Kilmurry counts 95 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.

94%good or very good health

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

Bad health78

Disability95

Co. Clare141

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 94%Fair 5%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
Unpaid carers	9.6%	5.4%	5.4%
Good or very good health	94%	87%	88%
Bad or very bad health	1.3%	2.5%	2%
With a disability	20%	23%	22%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Clare 141

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 pageKilmurry’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 78, disability 95 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health94% in good or very good health 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

More households own their home in Kilmurry than in Co. Clare’s towns or across Irish towns: 96%

4% rent privately, below both Co. Clare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).

€287Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Kilmurry€287K

Co. Clare€280K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
Households owning their home	96%	64%	61%
Households in social housing	0%	13%	13%
Households renting privately	4%	21%	22%
Median sale price	€287K	€280K	€350K

96%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,170

a month on new tenancies, County Clare

Full pageKilmurry’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters96% 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

4 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Kilmurry

Woodland covers 1.8% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%).

0%of homes near green space

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

Kilmurry0.0 ha

Co. Clare1.7 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
Near a park	0%	69%	92%
Protected nature within 5 km	0%	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	1.8%	3.9%	2.7%

1.8%

Woodland

Full pageKilmurry’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Parks0.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Green space nearby0% of homes within 400 m Protected nature0% of the land within 5 km · Ratty River Cave SAC Paths and trails0 km of paths · 5 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Work & commute

Fewer trips to work from Kilmurry take under 15 minutes than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 15%

60% of 15 to 64s were in work, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (68%) and Irish towns (68%). On average, the journey to work lasts 28.5 min. At the census, 0.9% of commuters got to work without a car.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van86%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
Median household income	€88,790	€53,417	€57,760
Trips under 15 minutes	15%	44%	31%
In work, 15 to 64	60%	68%	68%
Average trip	28.5 min	23.1 min	27.6 min

€88,790

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

12%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

3,361

on the Live Register, County Clare, September 2026

Full pageKilmurry’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment7.7% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€88,790 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

Students and young workers shape Kilmurry: 23% are 15 to 24, above Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

55% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 5.2% of the town, below both Co. Clare’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.

42.5median age

KilmurryCo. ClareIreland

Co. ClareIreland

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none1%

Lower secondary8%

Leaving Cert31%

Diploma or cert6%

Degree or higher55%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.5% of Kilmurry

118 women and 111 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Kilmurry
	Kilmurry	Co. Clare	Ireland
Under 15	16%	20%	20%
15–24	23%	12%	12%
25–44	12%	28%	29%
45–64	44%	25%	24%
65+	5.2%	15%	14%
Primary or none	0.7%	9.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	7.6%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	31%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	6.2%	6.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	55%	28%	36%

Full pageKilmurry’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.5 median age · 5% are 65 or over Households72 households · 3.3 people per household Where born15% born outside Ireland Irish speakers58% can speak Irish · 0.5% 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 Kilmurry vote than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 61% turnout at the local elections

With 14 of 28 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Clare County Council, short of the 15 a majority needs. At the general election 64% voted, near Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). Clare County Council runs Kilmurry: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.

14/28seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Clare County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil14

Fine Gael9

Independent3

Sinn Féin2

Turnout	Kilmurry	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 pageKilmurry’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Kilmurry 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

Nearby attractions

Knappogue Castle and 3 more in and around Kilmurry

Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kilmurry. Best known first.

All attractions →

CastleKnappogue Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumCraggaunowen3.8 km outside town, to the north

CastleBallymarkahan Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumCraggaunowen - The Living Past Experience3.7 km outside town, to the north

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

Photo credits (3)

Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Craggaunowen: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kilmurry

15pages on Kilmurry

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards10.1% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.5 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Kilmurry

No notable person born in Kilmurry is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

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

Brendan O'ReganIrish businessman · born in Sixmilebridge · 1917–2008

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

Kilmurry’s neighbours

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

SixmilebridgeNewmarket-On-FergusShannonArdnacrushaCaherdavinBallynantyKilmurry

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kilmurry	229	—	—	—	—	—
Sixmilebridge	2,832	3.7	B⁺	B	B⁻	B⁺
Newmarket-On-Fergus	1,887	7.7	—	B	A⁺	C
Shannon	10,256	9.7	B	B⁺	B⁻	C
Ardnacrusha	1,229	14	—	B	A	A⁺
Caherdavin Limerick	7,364	14	D	C	C⁻	C
Ballynanty Limerick	3,030	14	D⁻	C	C⁻	D⁻

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

Questions about Kilmurry

Is Kilmurry a young town or an old one?

The median age in Kilmurry is 42.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

Is Kilmurry growing?

Kilmurry had 229 people at the 2022 census, down from 234 in 2016: 2.1% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.

About Kilmurry

Urban area in Co. Clare

229 people live in Kilmurry, 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: 229 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Clare
Council: Clare County Council
Local electoral area: Killaloe
Dáil constituency: Clare
Name in Irish: Cill Mhuire
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:16556

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).