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This town in Co. Donegal has a population of 167.
The median sale, €191,400, is 4.7 times what the median household here earns. A degree is held by 14% of adults. The car is not the only way to work here: nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Over-65s are 27% of the population.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gleann Cholm Cille falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Gleann Cholm Cille does most differently from other towns.
7 buildings on the National Inventory inside Gleann Cholm Cille.
The record adds 5 archaeological sites.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gleann Cholm Cille.
100% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (38%) and Irish towns (35%). Families in Gleann Cholm Cille have one school within 3 km. Also worth knowing: the one school within 3 km of Gleann Cholm Cille has 58 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. an Chaiseal Gaeltacht schoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 58 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 100% | 7% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 38% | 35% |
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.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Gleann Cholm Cille has radon above the reference level. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 3% | 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.
Here July highs average 17.8°C, below Co. Donegal’s towns (18.6°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. Midwinter nights in Gleann Cholm Cille bottom out at 4.0°C on average. The annual mean in the town is 10.4°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 17.8°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 4.0°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,648 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.4°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Gleann Cholm Cille has 72 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below Co. Donegal’s towns (128) and Irish towns (113) alike. Self-reported good health: 84% of the town’s residents. In the HSE West and North West health region, 34% of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 25% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Two thirds of households own their home, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (61%). Social housing holds just over a fifth of households.
| Housing | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 4% | 24% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 21% | 15% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 67% | 55% | 61% |
| 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.
100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Among the protected sites near Gleann Cholm Cille is Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC. Woodland covers 0.1% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Every 1,000 residents of Gleann Cholm Cille share 12.9 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 48% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 54% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 27% | 8.7% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.1% | 4.5% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
In a typical November, days climb to about 11°C and nights sink to 6°C, the yardstick for Gleann Cholm Cille’s forecast. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 36 km/h, then a low of 8°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 16 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 492 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 6°C | 305 mm |
| Summer | 17°C | 12°C | 361 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 9°C | 490 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Short trips: 51% under 15 minutes, lower than Co. Donegal’s towns (56%) yet higher than Irish towns (31%). Driving is how nearly four in five commuters got to work at the census. 9.1% of people in the labour force have no job.
| Census 2022 | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 51% | 56% | 31% |
| Average trip | 24 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 9.1% | 13% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €40,760 | €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.
7.6% speak Irish daily outside school, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (1.2%) and Irish towns (1.1%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Born abroad: 11% of residents.
Women make up 50.3% of Gleann Cholm Cille
84 women and 83 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 27% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 25% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 1.7% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 14% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Donegal County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 10 of 37, short of 19. Gleann Cholm Cille sits in the Donegal local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors. In the Dáil, Gleann Cholm Cille is part of Donegal, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 sites here, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (18) and Irish towns (11). 15.3% of homes were built before 1919. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Gleann Cholm Cille, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Gleann Cholm Cille | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 419 | 105 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 15.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 18 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Gleann Cholm Cille, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 5 sites here.
3 notable people were born in Gleann Cholm Cille.
The median age in Gleann Cholm Cille is 48, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 20% of residents are under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.
13% mostly work from home, and 51% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Gleann Cholm Cille had 167 people at the 2022 census, down from 168 in 2016: 0.6% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
Urban area in Co. Donegal
Gleann Cholm Cille has 167 people, 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).
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