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A town in Co. Donegal, home to 1,247 people.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+): set against the median household income, the median home, at €191,400, costs 5.3 times as much. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D) — among 15 to 64s, 60% are in work; unemployment stands at 14%. Health is weaker too — for every 100 its ages would predict, 142 residents are in bad health and 121 have a disability. 24% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · work and health, CSO Census 2022. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; An Clochán Liath has its subject grades alone.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things An Clochán Liath does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares An Clochán Liath with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in An Clochán Liath.
The average trip to work took 21.4 min, about level with Co. Donegal’s towns (20.9 min) and below Irish towns (27.6 min). The unemployment rate comes to 14%. Before tax, the average household brings in €36,140 a year.
| Census 2022 | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 63% | 56% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 63% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 13% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €36,140 | €39,838 | €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.
Self-reported good health: 80% of An Clochán Liath’s residents. 3.5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2%). Unpaid caring falls to nearly a tenth of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 9.2% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 2.4% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +11%, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (+7%) and Irish towns (+4%). 3 schools lie within 3 km of An Clochán Liath: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. The nearest secondary, Rosses Community School, is 0.6 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chróine DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 265 | Catholic |
| Rosses Community School DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 509 | Inter-denominational |
| Scoil Roisin DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 51 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +11% | +7% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
17% of households are private tenants. Owners make up 54% of households, about level with Co. Donegal’s towns (55%) and below Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 25% | 15% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €191K | €181K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 55% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F94, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Low-lying near a river: 9.6% of homes, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.2%) and Irish towns (0.5%). For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Dooey, 8.7 km from An Clochán Liath, rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 4.1% | 0.5% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 9.6% | 4.2% | 0.5% |
| Low-lying near the coast | 0.4% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Of the graded crimes in An Clochán Liath, assaults and harassment came up most often (2023–2025). The violent crime rate is 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Recorded crime of every kind runs at 37.9 per 1,000 residents a year.
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 37.9 | 49.1 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 8.2 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 4.6 | 4.9 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
An Clochán Liath sees January nights of 3.0°C on average. Across the year it averages 9.9°C, higher than Co. Donegal’s towns (9.7°C) yet lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,454 mm of rain to An Clochán Liath.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 17.9°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,454 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Woodland covers 5% of the land within 1 km, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Protected nature near An Clochán Liath includes Rutland Island. Green space in An Clochán Liath works out at 1.7 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 36% | 54% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 10% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 14% | 8.7% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Looking ahead, the next 6 days stay dry. Judged by the averages, An Clochán Liath sees November days reach 11°C and nights fall to 5°C. Rain stays out of the forecast today, the air barely stirring above 12 km/h, and the low settles at 7°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 3°C | 430 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 266 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 332 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 8°C | 426 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
15% are under 15, below both Co. Donegal’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (20%). Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
49.9% of An Clochán Liath’s residents are women
622 women and 625 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 24% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
54% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Donegal’s towns (53%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). An Clochán Liath answers to one council, Donegal County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Fianna Fáil lead Donegal County Council with 10 of 37 seats, but no party has a majority: 19 are needed.
| Turnout | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
4.6% of its homes were built before 1919, near Co. Donegal’s towns (4.7%) and higher than Irish towns (3.4%). 8 of An Clochán Liath’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | An Clochán Liath | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 64 | 105 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 18 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of An Clochán Liath; with it, the best known within 40 km.
National parkGlenveagh National Park21 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle38 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle37 km southeast
CastleGlenveagh Castle27 km east
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery30 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 of An Clochán Liath’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
4 notable people were born in An Clochán Liath.
The median age in An Clochán Liath is 48.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
An Clochán Liath had 1,247 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,226 in 2016: 1.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Donegal
1,247 people live in An Clochán Liath, in the area of Donegal 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.
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Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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