LissycaseyCo. Clare

It is a town of 390 residents in Co. Clare.

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Population

390

CSO, Census 2022 · Clare County Council

Median age

36.4

10% are 65+ · Co. Clare 15%

Degree level

35%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Lissycasey a good place to live?

A typical home sold for €286,800, or 4.4 years of the town’s median household income. On the way to work, 2% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 3% of the labour force in 2022. 8% of residents were born outside Ireland.

Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Lissycasey has none.

What makes Lissycasey stand out

The 3 things Lissycasey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

3% unemployment

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

65% of residents 15 and over are at work.

Born outside Ireland

Who lives here

The median of Irish towns: 22%

CSO, Census 2022

Lissycasey’s outline

Lissycasey’s story

Lissycasey: 1 archaeological site on the record

The record adds 1 archaeological site.

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

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lissycasey.

Schools

Pupil numbers around Lissycasey moved −17% since 2019, below Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

Families in Lissycasey have 3 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools.

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Lissycasey N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	167	Catholic

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Schools within 3 km	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
Pupils since 2019/20	−17%	+1%	+4%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	33%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	10%	8%

199

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−17%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

2.6 km

to the nearest primary school

9.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLissycasey’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time199 pupils · −17% since 2019/20 Who runs them3 schools within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Lissycasey?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.

Natural hazards

About 12% of Lissycasey’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows

Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above both Co. Clare’s towns (73%) and Irish towns (0%). The ground under Lissycasey carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

Low-lying beside water0%

In high-radon areas100%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Low-lying near a river0%

Low-lying near the coast0%

Share of homes	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	73%	0%
Low-lying near a river	0%	44%	0.5%

12%

of homes over the radon level

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageLissycasey’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% 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

Rain is part of life in Lissycasey: 1,592 mm a year, more than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns

A January night in Lissycasey drops to 2.4°C on average, below Co. Clare’s towns (3.0°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C) alike. Day and night, summer and winter, Lissycasey averages 9.8°C. Add to that, july afternoons in Lissycasey average 18.7°C.

18.7°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.6°C

Spring12.8°C

Summer18.2°C

Autumn13.7°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
July high	18.7°C	19.7°C	19.9°C
Rain a year	1,592 mm	1,199 mm	937 mm
Average temperature over the year	9.8°C	10.5°C	10.3°C
January low	2.4°C	3.0°C	2.9°C

18.7°C

July high

2.4°C

January low

1,592 mm

Rain a year

190 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,338 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageLissycasey’s climate pageOpen the page

Rain1,592 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 190 mm At a glanceJuly highs 18.7°C, January lows 2.4°C The yearSummer highs 18.2°C, winter lows 2.6°C Weather station16 km to the weather station · Shannon Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Lissycasey has 73 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns

Ages taken into account, Lissycasey counts 69 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. At the census, 96% of people in Lissycasey called their health good or very good, above both Co. Clare’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). Family carers: 6.4% of the people in Lissycasey look after someone without pay.

96%good or very good health

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

Bad health69

Disability73

Co. Clare141

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 96%Fair 3%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
Good or very good health	96%	87%	88%
With a disability	14%	23%	22%
Bad or very bad health	1%	2.5%	2%
Unpaid carers	6.4%	5.4%	5.4%

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

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Health GradeBad health 69, disability 73 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health96% 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

Most households in Lissycasey own their home: 87%, more than in Co. Clare’s towns or across Irish towns

Private renters make up 7% of households, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). 3% of households rent from a council or housing body.

€287Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Lissycasey€287K

Co. Clare€280K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
Households owning their home	87%	64%	61%
Households renting privately	7%	21%	22%
Households in social housing	3%	13%	13%
Median sale price	€287K	€280K	€350K

87%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,170

a month on new tenancies, County Clare

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Owners and renters87% 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 Lissycasey than Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 13% of the land within 1 km

Protected sites cover 4.8% of the land within 5 km, lower than Co. Clare’s towns (9.6%) yet higher than Irish towns (1.8%). Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Clare’s towns (0.7 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).

0%of homes near green space

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

Lissycasey0.0 ha

Co. Clare1.7 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
Near a park	0%	69%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	13%	3.9%	2.7%
Protected nature within 5 km	4.8%	9.6%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.2 km per km²	0.7 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

2 km

Footpaths

4.8%

Protected for nature

13%

Woodland

Full pageLissycasey’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature4.8% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Green space nearby0% of homes within 400 m Parks0.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails2 km of paths · 3 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

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

Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 4 mm of rain is forecast. The forecast for Lissycasey beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 20 km/h, then a low of 5°C.

11°C / 5°CToday

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

November11°C

December9°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	3°C	494 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	302 mm
Summer	18°C	11°C	345 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	451 mm

11°C / 5°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

12 km/h

Wind

97%

Humidity

9 h 21 min

Daylight

Full pageLissycasey’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 / 5°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

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lissycasey than in Co. Clare’s towns or Irish towns: 2.2%

Working mainly from home: nearly one in ten workers, near Co. Clare’s towns (8.9%) and lower than Irish towns (11%). Nearly nine in ten commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 3.1%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van89%

Walk1%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
Unemployment rate	3.1%	9.1%	9.2%
Trips under 15 minutes	23%	44%	31%
In work, 15 to 64	74%	68%	68%
Average trip	29.9 min	23.1 min	27.6 min

€64,990

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

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Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment3.1% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€64,990 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 Lissycasey were born abroad: 7.5%, fewer than in Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

Children under 15 make up 26%, higher than both Co. Clare’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (20%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 14% of residents. 9.5% of residents are 65 or over.

36.4median age

LissycaseyCo. ClareIreland

Co. ClareIreland

Ages · share of residents

14%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none6%

Lower secondary12%

Leaving Cert38%

Diploma or cert10%

Degree or higher35%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.7% of Lissycasey

194 women and 196 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Lissycasey
	Lissycasey	Co. Clare	Ireland
Under 15	26%	20%	20%
15–24	14%	12%	12%
25–44	20%	28%	29%
45–64	31%	25%	24%
65+	9.5%	15%	14%
Primary or none	6%	9.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	12%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	38%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	9.9%	6.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	35%	28%	36%

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Where born8% born outside Ireland Ages36.4 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households120 households · 3.2 people per household Irish speakers59% can speak Irish · 0.8% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

Lissycasey turns out to vote: 58% at the last local elections, above Co. Clare’s towns and Irish towns

General election turnout: 64%, about level with Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). Fianna Fáil lead Clare County Council with 14 of 28 seats, but no party has a majority: 15 are needed. One council serves Lissycasey: Clare County Council.

14/28seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Clare County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil14

Fine Gael9

Independent3

Sinn Féin2

Turnout	Lissycasey	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 pageLissycasey’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Lissycasey 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

Nearby attractions

Bunratty Castle and 11 more within 40 km

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

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CastleBunratty Castle23 km east

CathedralEnnis Cathedral14 km northeast

National parkBurren National Park30 km north

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary15 km northeast

CathedralSt John's Cathedral37 km east

CastleKnappogue Castle21 km east

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
Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burren National Park: The Banner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lissycasey

15pages on Lissycasey

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards11.6% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 36.4 HistoryTown hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from around Lissycasey

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

Their page →

Fiachra Ó CeallaighIrish bishop (1933-2018)

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

Pat BreenIrish Fine Gael politician · born in Ennis · born 1957

Des LynamTV presenter · born in Ennis · born 1942

Photo credits

Harriet Smithson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William Mulready: Robert Howlett, Public domain · Pat Breen: World Trade Organization from Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Des Lynam: Phil Guest from Bournemouth, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0

Lissycasey’s neighbours

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

EnnisNewmarket-On-FergusShannonLissycasey

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lissycasey	390	—	—	—	—	—
Ennis	27,923	14	B⁻	B⁺	C	B⁻
Newmarket-On-Fergus	1,887	16	—	B	A⁺	C
Shannon	10,256	18	B	B⁺	B⁻	C

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

Questions about Lissycasey

Do people in Lissycasey drive to work?

9% mostly work from home, and 23% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Lissycasey grown?

Lissycasey had 390 people at the 2022 census, up from 370 in 2016: 5.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Lissycasey a young town or an old one?

The median age in Lissycasey is 36.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Lissycasey

Urban area in Co. Clare

390 people live in Lissycasey, 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: 390 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Clare
Council: Clare County Council
Local electoral area: Kilrush
Dáil constituency: Clare
Name in Irish: Lios Uí Chathasaigh
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
CSO code: UA:16567

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).