Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 888 residents, it is a town in Co. Donegal.
The median home here went for €203,300, 4.8 times the median household income. Of those who commute, 7% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median home sold for €203,300 from 2023 to 2025. Households here earn a median €42,370 a year, before tax.
Kilmacrennan isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Kilmacrennan does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmacrennan.
One school lies within 3 km of Kilmacrennan. The one school within 3 km of Kilmacrennan has 231 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Colmchille Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 231 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +19% | +7% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
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.
In Kilmacrennan, an estimated 1.4% of homes exceed the radon reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.6% | 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 Kilmacrennan is 9.7°C. July afternoons reach 18.7°C here, close to Co. Donegal’s towns (18.6°C) and below Irish towns (19.9°C). Midwinter nights in Kilmacrennan bottom out at 2.2°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.7°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,388 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Kilmacrennan runs at 140 per 100 expected. At the census, 85% of people in Kilmacrennan called their health good or very good, near Co. Donegal’s towns (86%) and lower than Irish towns (88%).
| Census 2022 | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.5% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up nearly half of households, below Co. Donegal’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. The private rented sector houses 17% of households.
| Housing | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 32% | 15% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 49% | 55% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €203K | €181K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 24% | 22% |
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.
Protected sites cover 5.4% of the land within 5 km, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.7%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Among the protected sites near Kilmacrennan is Leannan River SAC. One park and 2 ha of green space in all: that is the town’s share.
| Outdoors | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 42% | 54% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.4% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.4 km per km² | 0.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 8.7% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Kilmacrennan’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 10°C, the usual low 4°C. It should be dry and calm today, with wind of 14 km/h at most and a low around 4°C. Highs in the days that follow range from 6°C to 9°C, warmest on Thursday.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 441 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 269 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 293 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 385 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
13% of people in the labour force have no job. The car took 84% of commuters, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 59% at the census.
| Census 2022 | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 63% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 56% | 31% |
| Average trip | 22.6 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 13% | 9.2% |
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.
17% of residents were born abroad. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, lower than Co. Donegal’s towns (16%) and near Irish towns (14%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
Women make up 51.8% of Kilmacrennan
460 women and 428 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.2% | 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+
No party holds a majority on Donegal County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 10 of 37 seats, short of the 19 needed. Kilmacrennan is run by Donegal County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. It sits in the Milford local electoral area, which elects 3 councillors.
| Turnout | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Per 10,000 residents, Kilmacrennan counts 45 inventory buildings, below Co. Donegal’s towns (105) and Irish towns (48) alike. The archaeological record lists 6 sites here. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3.3%.
| Heritage | Kilmacrennan | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 45 | 105 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 6 | 18 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Kilmacrennan; these are the best known within 40 km.
National parkGlenveagh National Park18 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle13 km northwest
CastleGlenveagh Castle13 km west
MuseumDonegal County Museum8.8 km south
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery8.8 km west
CastleBurt Castle17 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Kilmacrennan, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 6 sites here.
2 notable people were born in Kilmacrennan; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Philip Deignan: Balloholic, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmacrennan | 888 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramelton | 1,288 | 7.7 | — | B− | A− | B |
| Letterkenny | 22,549 | 8.3 | D | B | C− | C− |
| Milford | 1,076 | 8.5 | — | A | C | B− |
| Newtowncunningham | 1,192 | 17 | — | A− | A | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
9% mostly work from home, and 39% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Kilmacrennan had 888 people at the 2022 census, up from 868 in 2016: 2.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kilmacrennan is 35.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Donegal
888 people live in Kilmacrennan, 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).