Convoy’s story
Convoy has 13 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 4 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1785Church, Convoy
- 1800Convoy Reformed Presbyterian Church
- 1800Kiln, Convoy
ConvoyCo. Donegal
1,702 people live in this town in Co. Donegal. Its heritage includes 13 buildings on the national inventory.
5 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,702
CSO, Census 2022 · Donegal County Council
Median age
37.5
17% are 65+ · Co. Donegal 16%
Degree level
21%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Convoy a good place to live?
Convoy’s strongest is cost of living — it takes 4.3 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €165,200. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for hazard risk. It also trails on health — 133 residents in bad health and 136 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · commuting and health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Irish towns; Convoy 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.
What makes Convoy stand out
The 3 things Convoy does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
56% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Walkability
Walkability
Behind 97%
of Irish towns on walkability
Its walkability grade: D−.
How Convoy grades
Each subject compares Convoy with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesD−Open →Health136 with a disability per 100 predictedDOpen →Jobs & income15% unemployedC−Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA−Open →Hazard risk5% of homes above the radon reference levelBOpen →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
Convoy’s American namesake
Convoy, Ohio, is named after Convoy.
USUS editionOhio, USAConvoyPlatted in 1854 · 1,006 people
Photo: Alvintrusty · CC BY-SA 4.0Convoy, Ohio, platted in 1854, takes its name from this town.
Convoy, Co. Donegal5,630 km · Convoy, OH
People1,0061,702 here
Typical home$200,000€165,000 here
Platted18541 place on the National Register
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Convoy.
HealthHealth D
For its ages, more people in Convoy live with a disability than in Co. Donegal’s towns or Irish towns: 136 per 100 expected
At the census, 30% of people here had a disability, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Convoy 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. 4.8% of residents in Convoy care, unpaid, for a relative or friend.
84%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health133
Disability136
Co. Donegal128
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.8% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2% |
133
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Donegal 128
136
disability per 100 expected · Co. Donegal 113
83.5 · 79.5
life expectancy, women · men, the Border region, 2016
34%
hold a medical card, HSE West and North West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Convoy has higher unemployment than Co. Donegal’s towns or Irish towns: 15%
Commutes averaged 21.2 min, near Co. Donegal’s towns (20.9 min) and lower than Irish towns (27.6 min). At the census, 63% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job. Income per household averages €38,840 a year, before tax.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van81%
Walk5%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 13% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 44% | 56% | 31% |
| Median household income | €38,840 | €39,838 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 21.2 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
€38,840
median household income, 2022 · Co. Donegal €42,497
4%
trips of an hour or more
6,785
on the Live Register, County Donegal, September 2026
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of Irish towns
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.
HousingCost of living A−
More households in Convoy live in social housing than in Co. Donegal’s towns or Irish towns: 18%
58% of households own their home, near Co. Donegal’s towns (55%) and lower than Irish towns (61%). Private renters make up just over a fifth of households.
€165Kmedian sale priceA−Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Convoy€165K
Co. Donegal€181K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €165K | €181K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 15% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 58% | 55% | 61% |
58%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
€977
a month on new tenancies, County Donegal
3.9
times median household income, County Donegal
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F93, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Convoy grew +24% since 2019, above Co. Donegal’s towns and Irish towns
Families in Convoy have 4 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school. DEIS, the support scheme, covers three quarters of them, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (38%) and Irish towns (35%).
4schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Bhride DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 192 | Catholic |
| Deele College DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 840 | Multi-denominational |
| Scoil Adhamhnain DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 158 | Catholic |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic2
Multi-denominational1
Church of Ireland1
| Schools within 3 km | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | +7% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 75% | 38% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
1,290
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+24%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.5 km
to the nearest primary school
4 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Natural hazardsHazard risk B
Natural hazards are few in Convoy, with low radon, steady ground and little flood-prone housing
About 4.7% of homes in Convoy are estimated to pass the radon reference level. No part of Convoy is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areasBHazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 4.2% | 0.5% |
831
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
July highs in Convoy: 18.9°C, against 18.6°C in Co. Donegal’s towns and 19.9°C in Irish towns
Convoy sees January nights of 2.0°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 9.6°C, near Co. Donegal’s towns (9.7°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,336 mm of rain to Convoy.
18.9°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.1°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer18.4°C
Autumn13.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.9°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,336 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
18.9°C
July high
2.0°C
January low
1,336 mm
Rain a year
155 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Fewer homes in Convoy sit near green space: 16% within 400 m, below Co. Donegal’s towns and Irish towns
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, close to Co. Donegal’s towns (0.4 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). There are 4.4 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Convoy. A waymarked trail or greenway begins within 5 km.
16%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Convoy4.4 ha
Co. Donegal2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 16% | 54% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 8.7% | 0% |
16%
Near a park
4.4 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
3.7%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Up to 10 degrees in Convoy today, fog
Looking ahead, rain stays away on 5 of the next 6 days. In November a normal day reaches 10°C and a normal night 4°C; the forecast for Convoy below sets each day against them. It stays dry from start to finish today, with wind of 13 km/h or less and a low near 2°C.
10°C / 2°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 419 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 266 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 293 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 7°C | 358 mm |
10°C / 2°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
4 km/h
Wind
100%
Humidity
9 h 08 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer people in Convoy hold a degree than in Co. Donegal’s towns or Irish towns: 21%
Children under 15 make up nearly a quarter of residents. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.6%, below Co. Donegal’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.6% of residents.
37.5median age
ConvoyCo. DonegalIreland
Ages · share of residents
17%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none18%
Lower secondary19%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher21%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.4% of Convoy
874 women and 828 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
No party comes near a majority on Donegal County Council: the largest holds 10 of 37
Local election turnout came to 53%. One council serves Convoy: Donegal County Council. With 10 of 37 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Donegal County Council, short of the 19 a majority needs.
10/37seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Donegal County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil10
Sinn Féin10
Independent9
100% Redress4
Fine Gael3
Labour Party1
| Turnout | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
6
Councillors
10/37
Fianna Fáil seats on Donegal County, the largest party
53%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Donegal
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Inventory buildings in Convoy: 76 per 10,000 residents, against 105 in Co. Donegal’s towns and 48 in Irish towns
4 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Donegal’s towns (18) and Irish towns (11). 4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, near Co. Donegal’s towns (4.7%) and higher than Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 13 buildings in Convoy, each of regional importance.
13inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional13
Among them
4
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1785
earliest dated inventory building
| Heritage | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 76 | 105 | 48 |
| 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
SafetySafety B
Burglary and damage are rarer in Convoy than in Co. Donegal’s towns or across Irish towns: 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year
In all, 26.5 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. For its size, Convoy records more crime per resident than 71% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Violence came to 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Irish towns (5.7) and below Co. Donegal’s towns (8.2).
5.5violent incidents per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 29% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Assault4.5
Public order4.2
Dangerous acts3.7
Road traffic3.5
Damage3.4
Theft2.5
Against justice2.5
Drugs1
Weapons0.8
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 | Convoy | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 3.6 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 26.5 | 49.1 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 2.5 | 4.9 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 5.5 | 8.2 | 5.7 |
5.5
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
3.6
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
107
incidents a year, Convoy Garda area
9.1
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Nearby attractions
All attractions →St Eunan's Cathedral and 12 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Convoy; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral3.3 km outside town, to the east
National parkGlenveagh National Park30 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle33 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle37 km southwest
MuseumDonegal County Museum11 km northwest
CastleGlenveagh Castle27 km northwestPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- St Eunan's Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh National Park: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal County Museum: DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Convoy
15pages on Convoy
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 13 buildings in Convoy, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 4 sites here.
Famous people from around Convoy
No notable person born in Convoy is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
S
Shay GivenIrish association football player · born in Lifford · born 1976
M
Mark EnglishIrish middle-distance runner · born in Letterkenny · born 1993C
Chloe MageeIrish badminton player · born in Lifford · born 1988
Photo credits
Philip Deignan: Balloholic, Public domain · Frances Browne: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Joseph Barclay Pentland: Carlo Ernesto Liverati, CC BY 4.0
Convoy’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
RaphoeBallybofey-StranorlarLetterkennyLiffordNewtowncunninghamConvoy
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convoy | 1,702 | — | — | A− | B | D |
| Raphoe | 1,161 | 4 | — | A | A− | D− |
| Ballybofey-Stranorlar | 5,406 | 10 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 12 | D | B | C− | C− |
| Lifford | 1,613 | 12 | — | A | C+ | D− |
| Newtowncunningham | 1,192 | 18 | — | A− | A | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Convoy
Do people in Convoy drive to work?
11% mostly work from home, and 44% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Convoy grown?
Convoy had 1,702 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,591 in 2016: 7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Convoy a young town or an old one?
The median age in Convoy is 37.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Convoy
Urban area in Co. Donegal
1,702 people live in Convoy, 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)
- Population
- 1,702 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Donegal
- Council
- Donegal County Council
- Local electoral area
- Lifford-Stranorlar
- Dáil constituency
- Donegal
- Name in Irish
- Conmhaigh
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:33087
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).
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).