Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 294 residents, it is a town in Co. Donegal.
A typical home sold for €203,300, or 5.4 years of the town’s median household income. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 12 buildings here. Of those who commute, 11% go on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Carraig Airt is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Carraig Airt does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 9%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Carraig Airt.
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 100% of them, above Co. Donegal’s towns (38%) and Irish towns (35%) alike. Within 3 km of Carraig Airt there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Eoin Baiste DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 136 | Catholic |
| S.N. Naomh Brid Gaeltacht schoolTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 66 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 50% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +7% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
The closest place to swim from Carraig Airt is Downings, 3.9 km away, rated excellent in 2025. No part of Carraig Airt is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 1,265 mm of rain, below Co. Donegal’s towns (1,316 mm) but above Irish towns (937 mm). Averaged across the seasons, Carraig Airt sits at 9.8°C. Also worth knowing: the town sees January nights of 3.0°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.0°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,265 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
1.8% of residents report bad or very bad health. Allowing for its ages, Carraig Airt has 76 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below Co. Donegal’s towns (128) and Irish towns (113) alike. Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Carraig Airt said they were in good or very good health. In the HSE West and North West health region, 34% of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 10% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 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
The private rented sector houses 9% of households. Owners make up 56% of households, close to Co. Donegal’s towns (55%) and below Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 33% | 15% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 24% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €203K | €181K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 56% | 55% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F92, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Within 5 km, 25% is sea, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (8.7%) and Irish towns (0%). Protected nature near Carraig Airt includes Mulroy Bay SAC. Green space comes to 1.7 ha for every 1,000 people locally.
| Outdoors | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 54% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 25% | 8.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 10% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.1% | 4.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Carraig Airt’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 10°C, the usual low 5°C. Expect a dry, calm day tomorrow: wind no stronger than 15 km/h, and 4°C at the coldest. After that, all 6 days stay dry.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 3°C | 374 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 237 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 288 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 8°C | 366 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The census found 61% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work. 37% of trips took under 15 minutes, between Co. Donegal’s towns (56%) and Irish towns (31%). Getting to work takes 28.4 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 13% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 28.4 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 37% | 56% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 61% | 63% | 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.
18% were born abroad, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (26%) and Irish towns (22%). People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
Women make up 53.4% of Carraig Airt
157 women and 137 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.9% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Donegal County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 10 of its 37 seats, short of the 19 needed. Carraig Airt answers to one council, Donegal County Council; Ireland has no town tier. It sits in the Milford local electoral area, which elects 3 councillors.
| Turnout | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Its archaeology runs to 3 recorded sites.
| Heritage | Carraig Airt | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 408 | 105 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 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 Carraig Airt; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle6.5 km southwest
National parkGlenveagh National Park24 km southwest
CastleGlenveagh Castle19 km southwest
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum15 km east
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle31 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 12 buildings in Carraig Airt, each rated of regional importance. 3 archaeological sites are on the record here.
No notable person born in Carraig Airt is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carraig Airt | 294 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milford | 1,076 | 11 | — | A | C | B− |
| Ramelton | 1,288 | 17 | — | B− | A− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
12% mostly work from home, and 37% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Carraig Airt had 294 people at the 2022 census, up from 273 in 2016: 7.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Carraig Airt is 44.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 17% of residents are under 15 and 25% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Donegal
294 people live in Carraig Airt, 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.
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).