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Some 398 people live in this town, in Co. Donegal.
Prices run to a median €203,300, 5.9 times local household income. The median household takes in €34,250 a year before tax. The median home sold for €203,300 from 2023 to 2025. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 13% of commuters.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Creeslough has none.
The 3 things Creeslough does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
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 Creeslough.
3 schools lie within 3 km of Creeslough: 3 primary schools. Irish-medium schools make up 33%, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (7%) and Irish towns (8%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 166 | Catholic |
| S.N. Glasain Gaeltacht schoolTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 28 | Catholic |
| Creeslough N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 31 | Church of Ireland |
| Schools within 3 km | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 33% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +23% | +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.
The closest place to swim from Creeslough is Marble Hill, 5.9 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 9% | 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.
January nights in Creeslough drop to 2.8°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, near Co. Donegal’s towns (9.7°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). The town gets 1,433 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.2°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,433 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.8°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Creeslough has 114 people with a disability for every 100 expected, close to Co. Donegal’s towns (113) and above Irish towns (106). 4.3% of residents in Creeslough care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. Disability touches 28% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.3% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 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
Private renters make up 16% of households, below Co. Donegal’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Households that own their home make up 48%.
| Housing | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 33% | 15% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 48% | 55% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €203K | €181K | €350K |
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.
A short walk to green space: 57% of homes, above Co. Donegal’s towns (54%) but below Irish towns (92%). Among the protected sites near Creeslough is Sheephaven SAC. 17 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 34% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 57% | 54% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 6.8% | 8.7% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
What counts as normal for Creeslough in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 5°C. No rain is due today; the wind stays light, 15 km/h at most, and the low is 3°C. For warmth, Thursday is the pick of the days ahead at 9°C; the chilliest afternoon gets to just 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 3°C | 449 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 267 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 296 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 8°C | 421 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
By car: that was how just over four in five commuters travelled at the census. 38% of trips took under 15 minutes, below Co. Donegal’s towns (56%) but above Irish towns (31%). Workers spend 26 min getting to work, on average.
| Census 2022 | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 18% | 13% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €34,250 | €39,838 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 56% | 31% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
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.
27% of adults hold a degree, below Co. Donegal’s towns (29%) and Irish towns (36%) alike. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
49.5% of Creeslough’s residents are women
197 women and 201 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 23% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 27% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the last local elections was 54%. One council serves Creeslough: Donegal County Council. There is no majority on Donegal County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 10 of 37, short of 19.
| Turnout | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (18) and Irish towns (11). Homes from before 1919 make up 5.1% of the total. 6 of Creeslough’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 1 rank of national or international importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Creeslough | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 151 | 105 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 18 | 11 |
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 Creeslough. Best known first.
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle2.7 km outside town, to the northeastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeMarble Hill Beach4.8 km outside town, to the northNatural landscapeNatural landscapeDoe Castle View3.1 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 of Creeslough’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 1 rank of national or international importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Creeslough.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creeslough | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milford | 1,076 | 14 | — | A | C | B− |
| Ramelton | 1,288 | 19 | — | B− | A− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
4% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
6.4% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 37% can speak it.
Creeslough had 398 people at the 2022 census, up from 376 in 2016: 5.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Creeslough is 47.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Donegal
398 people live in Creeslough, 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).