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The town, home to 854 people, lies in Co. Clare. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 12%.
The median sale, €311,900, comes to 7 times what the median household here earns. Its architectural heritage runs to 11 buildings on the national inventory. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Scarriff-Tuamgraney is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Scarriff-Tuamgraney does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 15%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scarriff-Tuamgraney.
Families in Scarriff-Tuamgraney have 4 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school. For secondary school, the closest is Scariff Community College, 0.5 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scariff Central N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 142 | Catholic |
| Scariff Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 429 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 13% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
The EPA estimates that 1.9% of homes in Scarriff-Tuamgraney are above the radon reference level. Mountshannon, Lough Derg, 7.3 km from Scarriff-Tuamgraney, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Scarriff-Tuamgraney lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 73% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year it averages 10.2°C, lower than Co. Clare’s towns (10.5°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,170 mm of rain to Scarriff-Tuamgraney. The nearest weather station is Shannon Airport, 36 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.5°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,170 mm | 1,199 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Scarriff-Tuamgraney has 81 people in bad health for every 100 expected, below both Co. Clare’s towns (141) and Irish towns (113). 18% of residents in Scarriff-Tuamgraney live with a disability. On top of that, at the census, 1.9% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 2.5% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
15% rent privately, below Co. Clare’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 65%.
| Housing | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 19% | 13% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €312K | €280K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 64% | 61% |
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.
Green space lies within 400 m of 79% of homes. Protected nature near Scarriff-Tuamgraney includes Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA. Within 5 km, just over a fifth of the land is protected nature, above Co. Clare’s towns (9.6%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike.
| Outdoors | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 21% | 9.6% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 16% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 79% | 69% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 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.
The forecast for Scarriff-Tuamgraney beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night. A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the wind stays light at 7 km/h, and the low is 6°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Wednesday, at about 33 mm for the day.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 356 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 259 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 324 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Commutes averaged 26.3 min, above Co. Clare’s towns (23.1 min) but below Irish towns (27.6 min). 73% of commuters drove to work at the census. Of those in the labour force, 9.6% are unemployed.
| Census 2022 | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 46% | 44% | 31% |
| Median household income | €44,340 | €53,417 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 26.3 min | 23.1 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 68% | 68% |
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.
Children under 15 make up 15%, below Co. Clare’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (20%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. 16% of the people living here were born in another country.
Women make up 52.2% of Scarriff-Tuamgraney
446 women and 408 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Clare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election, 64% of voters took part. Fianna Fáil lead Clare County Council with 14 of 28 seats, but no party has a majority: 15 are needed. Scarriff-Tuamgraney answers to one council, Clare County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
| Turnout | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 61% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
14.7% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Clare’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 sites here, lower than both Co. Clare’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 11 buildings in Scarriff-Tuamgraney, 2 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Scarriff-Tuamgraney | Co. Clare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 129 | 25 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 14.7% | 1.8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Scarriff-Tuamgraney. Best known first.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 11 buildings in Scarriff-Tuamgraney, 2 of national or international importance. 9 archaeological sites are on the record here.
3 notable people were born in Scarriff-Tuamgraney.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarriff-Tuamgraney | 854 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ballina Tipperary | 2,959 | 12 | B− | C− | B | A− |
| Killaloe | 1,666 | 12 | — | B | B | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Scarriff-Tuamgraney had 854 people at the 2022 census, up from 766 in 2016: 11.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Scarriff-Tuamgraney is 45.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Clare
854 people live in Scarriff-Tuamgraney, 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)
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).