Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 451 residents, it is a town in Co. Clare. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2022.
Homes sell for a median €311,900, about 5 times what a household here earns in a year. 2% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 52% of households own their home with no mortgage. People aged 65 and over make up 18% of residents.
O'Briensbridge-Montpelier isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things O'Briensbridge-Montpelier does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 4 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 4 buildings in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier, each rated of regional importance. 4 archaeological sites are on the record here.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier.
The nearest bathing water to O'Briensbridge-Montpelier is Ballycuggeran, 10 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Under 1% of homes in the town are estimated to have radon above the reference level. No part of O'Briensbridge-Montpelier is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 42% | 44% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 73% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Winter lows in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier average 2.6°C in January. December is the wettest month in the town, with 135 mm of rain on average. Across the year it averages 10.3°C, in line with Co. Clare’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C).
| Climate, 1991–2020 | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.6°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,198 mm | 1,199 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.9°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Ages taken into account, O'Briensbridge-Montpelier counts 105 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, 89% of people in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier called their health good or very good, above Co. Clare’s towns (87%) and close to Irish towns (88%). 1.7% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2022 | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2.5% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 23% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 4% of households, below both Co. Clare’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 82% | 64% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 4% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €312K | €280K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area V94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 5 km, 5.1% of the land is protected nature, between Co. Clare’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near O'Briensbridge-Montpelier is Lower River Shannon SAC. The town has 0.1 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 69% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.1% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.2 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 20 km/h and the temperature dipping to 4°C. Plan indoor things for Monday, when about 7 mm of rain is forecast. Long-term averages for O'Briensbridge-Montpelier put November days at 11°C and November nights at 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 359 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 238 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 270 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 331 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income came to €62,940 a year before tax, above Co. Clare’s towns (€53,417) and Irish towns (€57,760) alike. At the census, 89% of commuters went by car. Home was the main workplace for 6.3% of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 20% | 44% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 68% | 68% |
| Average trip | 29.3 min | 23.1 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €62,940 | €53,417 | €57,760 |
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.
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, above Co. Clare’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Born abroad: just over one in ten residents.
Women make up 50.8% of O'Briensbridge-Montpelier
229 women and 222 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.9% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 64% voted, about level with Co. Clare’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%). O'Briensbridge-Montpelier is split between local electoral areas: 62% of its residents are in Killaloe, most of the rest in Limerick City East (Limerick City and County). There is no majority on Clare County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 14 of 28, short of 15.
| Turnout | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 61% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when 7.9% of homes were built. 4 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Clare’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 89 | 25 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.9% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of O'Briensbridge-Montpelier; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt John's Cathedral12 km southwest
CastleBunratty Castle21 km west
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral12 km southwest
MuseumThe Hunt Museum12 km southwest
CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches7.7 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
No notable person born in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Urban area in Co. Clare
451 people live in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier, 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)
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Briensbridge-Montpelier | 451 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castleconnell Limerick | 2,488 | 4.5 | — | C | C− | B− |
| Killaloe | 1,666 | 7.4 | — | B | B | D |
| Newport Tipperary | 2,183 | 8.3 | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Ballina Tipperary | 2,959 | 8.3 | B− | C− | B | A− |
| Ardnacrusha | 1,229 | 8.4 | — | B | A | A+ |
| Annacotty Limerick | 3,398 | 9.8 | C+ | D | D | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in O'Briensbridge-Montpelier is 42.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
6% mostly work from home, and 20% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
O'Briensbridge-Montpelier had 451 people at the 2022 census, up from 415 in 2016: 8.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
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).