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Some 403 people live in this town, in Co. Donegal.
At a median €191,400, a home costs 4.5 times the town’s median household income. 15% of adults have a degree. Its architectural heritage runs to 11 buildings on the national inventory. Born outside Ireland: 8% of residents.
Cill Charthaigh isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Cill Charthaigh does most differently from other towns.
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cill Charthaigh.
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +3%, below Co. Donegal’s towns (+7%) and Irish towns (+4%) alike. The one school within 3 km of Cill Charthaigh has 111 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Chartha Naofa Gaeltacht schoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 100% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +3% | +7% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Under 1% of homes in Cill Charthaigh are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 6.5% | 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.
The annual mean in Cill Charthaigh is 9.9°C. A year brings 1,751 mm of rain, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (1,316 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Midwinter nights in Cill Charthaigh bottom out at 3.4°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 17.5°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,751 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.4°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.4% of the town, and 20% of residents have a disability, below Co. Donegal’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Ages taken into account, Cill Charthaigh counts 58 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Households that own their home make up 75%.
| Housing | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 8% | 24% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 75% | 55% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 15% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €191K | €181K | €350K |
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.
Protected nature near Cill Charthaigh includes West Donegal Coast SPA. Woodland covers 0.1% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 47% of homes have green space within 400 m.
| Outdoors | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 40% | 8.7% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 47% | 54% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.1% | 4.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 6°C; the forecast for Cill Charthaigh below sets each day against them. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 28 km/h and a low near 9°C. Looking ahead, rain stays away on 5 of the next 6 days.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 4°C | 519 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 6°C | 328 mm |
| Summer | 17°C | 11°C | 386 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 8°C | 519 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Of those in the labour force, 9.4% are unemployed. Commutes averaged 19.2 min, below both Co. Donegal’s towns (20.9 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). Among people aged 15 to 64, 72% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 61% | 56% | 31% |
| Average trip | 19.2 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 63% | 68% |
| Median household income | €42,930 | €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.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. 18% are under 15, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (20%). Foreign-born residents make up 8.4% of the population.
50.1% of Cill Charthaigh’s residents are women
202 women and 201 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 15% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Cill Charthaigh is run by Donegal County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. With 10 of 37 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Donegal County Council, short of the 19 a majority needs. In the Dáil, Cill Charthaigh is part of Donegal, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Beneath and around the town lie 4 recorded archaeological sites.
| Heritage | Cill Charthaigh | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 273 | 105 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 11.2% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 18 | 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 Cill Charthaigh; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle31 km east
CastleClassiebawn Castle21 km south
GardenLissadell House & Gardens32 km south
MuseumBallyshannon and District Museum30 km southeast
MuseumDonegal Railway Heritage Centre31 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Cill Charthaigh’s built heritage counts 11 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
One notable person was born in Cill Charthaigh; with them, the best known 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cill Charthaigh | 403 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Killybegs | 1,258 | 9.2 | — | A− | A− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
9.8% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 75% can speak it.
Cill Charthaigh had 403 people at the 2022 census, down from 418 in 2016: 3.6% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Cill Charthaigh is 44.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
85% of working residents drive to work and 14% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Donegal
403 people live in Cill Charthaigh, 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).