Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Dublin has a population of 855.
Ballyboghil takes 7.1 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €596,600. It grew by 40% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 11% of commuters. Just 8% of residents are 65 or older.
Ballyboghil isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Ballyboghil does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyboghil.
Families in Ballyboghil have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighde NaofaLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 357 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −3% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
The nearest bathing water to Ballyboghil is Portrane, the Brook Beach, 11 km away, rated good in 2025. The ground under Ballyboghil carries no high landslide susceptibility. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons in Ballyboghil average 19.7°C. The nearest weather station is Dublin Airport, 9.9 km away. This Co. Dublin town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 800 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
1.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Co. Dublin’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. A disability affects 19% of people in Ballyboghil. Family carers: 6.9% of the people in Ballyboghil look after someone without pay.
| Census 2022 | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 6.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 89% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds just over a fifth of households, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). 72% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Housing | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €597K | €452K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 20% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 21% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 66% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A41, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², below Co. Dublin’s towns (5.4 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Ballyboghil has 2.9 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 41% | 100% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.9% | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.2% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect roughly 1 mm of rain today, wind picking up to 28 km/h, and a low of 9°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 6 mm. For Ballyboghil, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 197 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 170 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 200 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 233 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The commute to work averages 30.8 min. The car took 71% of commuters, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (52%) and Irish towns (66%). The census found 65% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
| Census 2022 | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €84,070 | €72,590 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 71% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 10% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 30.8 min | 31.1 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.
Foreign-born residents make up 13% of the population. 7.6% of residents are 65 or over, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). Among adults, 40% have a degree.
51.1% of Ballyboghil’s residents are women
437 women and 418 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 30% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 40% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Ballyboghil is run by Fingal County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. 47% voted at the last local elections. Fingal County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 7 of its 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 42% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 59% | 57% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
2 archaeological sites are on the record, below Co. Dublin’s towns (7) and Irish towns (11) alike. 1.6% of homes were built before 1919. Ballyboghil has 4 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Ballyboghil | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 47 | 10 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 7 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballyboghil; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland20 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral20 km south
MuseumNational Library of Ireland19 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo18 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Historic houseLeinster House20 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Ballyboghil has 4 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Ballyboghil is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Derek Landy: Hpschaefer www.reserv-art.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · James Reilly: Department of Health, CC BY 2.0 · Brendan Ryan: Labour Youth, CC BY 2.0 · Francis Taylor: psyberartist, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyboghil | 855 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lusk | 8,806 | 6.5 | B+ | C− | B | B+ |
| Swords | 40,776 | 6.8 | A− | C | B− | A− |
| Donabate | 9,669 | 8.2 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Ashbourne Meath | 15,680 | 8.9 | A+ | B− | B+ | A− |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 9 | A | D | A− | A− |
| Balrothery | 2,282 | 9.4 | — | C+ | C− | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballyboghil had 855 people at the 2022 census, up from 610 in 2016: 40.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballyboghil is 32.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Dublin
855 people live in Ballyboghil, in the area of Fingal 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).