Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
213 people call this town in Co. Donegal home.
Buying the median home, at €165,200, takes 4.1 times the town’s median household income. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. Born outside Ireland: just over two in five residents.
There are no grades for Quigleys Point: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Quigleys Point does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quigleys Point.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Donegal’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). 1.5% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above Co. Donegal’s towns (0.5%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 2.6°C in Quigleys Point, about level with Co. Donegal’s towns (2.5°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). The town sees July afternoons of 18.5°C on average. A year brings 1,327 mm of rain to Quigleys Point.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.5°C | 18.6°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,327 mm | 1,316 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 9.7°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.6°C | 2.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Quigleys Point has 113 people with a disability for every 100 expected, about level with Co. Donegal’s towns (113) and above Irish towns (106). Family carers: 7% of the people in Quigleys Point look after someone without pay. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 25% | 25% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
4% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (13%). Private renters make up nearly a fifth of households.
| Housing | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 4% | 15% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 76% | 55% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €165K | €181K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 24% | 22% |
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.
Within 5 km, 44% is sea, above Co. Donegal’s towns (8.7%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Among the protected sites near Quigleys Point is Lough Foyle SPA. Every 1,000 residents of Quigleys Point share 1.2 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 44% | 8.7% | 0% |
| Near a park | 100% | 54% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.4% | 4.7% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Quigleys Point’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 10°C, nights 5°C. Expect no rain today, only a light breath of wind up to 13 km/h, and a low of 5°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 4 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 3°C | 414 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 290 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 7°C | 359 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
73% of 15 to 64s were in work, above both Co. Donegal’s towns (63%) and Irish towns (68%). The jobless rate is 7.7%. At the census, 6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
| Census 2022 | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 14% | 56% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 63% | 68% |
| Average trip | 29.7 min | 20.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7% | 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.
Children under 15 count for just over a fifth of the people here. 8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Co. Donegal’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). Graduates make up 26% of adults.
47.9% of Quigleys Point’s residents are women
102 women and 111 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 26% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Donegal and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Donegal County Council runs Quigleys Point: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections, close to Co. Donegal’s towns (53%) and above Irish towns (46%). There is no majority on Donegal County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 10 of 37, short of 19.
| Turnout | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 53% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 59% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 2 entries for the town. 1.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Co. Donegal’s towns (4.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%).
| Heritage | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 94 | 105 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 18 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Quigleys Point have one school within 3 km. 199 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh FionanLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 199 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Quigleys Point | Co. Donegal | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +7% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Quigleys Point; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle24 km northwest
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum24 km west
CastleBurt Castle23 km southwest
CastleNorthburgh Castle17 km northeast
FortNeds Point Fort18 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
2 of Quigleys Point’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Quigleys Point is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Gary Doherty: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0 · John Colgan: Emmanuel di Como, Public domain · John Wallace Crawford: Bennett and Brown photographers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quigleys Point | 213 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muff | 1,418 | 7.7 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Moville | 1,390 | 13 | — | A− | A− | C+ |
| Carndonagh | 2,768 | 15 | B− | A+ | B− | C |
| Greencastle | 1,268 | 16 | — | B | A− | B |
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 16 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Quigleys Point had 213 people at the 2022 census, down from 218 in 2016: 2.3% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Quigleys Point is 42.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Donegal
213 people live in Quigleys Point, 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).