Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 906 residents in Co. Dublin.
The median sale, €437,100, comes to 4.9 times what the median household here earns. Its population rose 41% from 2016 to 2022. Unemployment stood at 4% of the labour force in 2022. Just over three in five adults have a degree.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Kinsaley falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Kinsaley does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kinsaley. Best known first.
CastleMalahide Castle1.6 km outside town, to the north
CastleSwords Castle4.6 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenSaint Anne's Park4.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumCasino Model Railway Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchSt Doulagh's Church100 m outside town, to the southAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySwords Round Tower & Belfry4.6 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kinsaley.
Within 3 km of Kinsaley there are 37 schools (28 primary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 special school). DEIS, the support scheme, covers 30% of them, lower than both Co. Dublin’s towns (40%) and Irish towns (35%). The nearest secondary, Malahide Community School, is 2.2 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Oliver Plunkett Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 838 | Catholic |
| Malahide Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,250 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelcholáiste Reachrann GaelcholáisteTeaches through IrishPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 453 | Inter-denominational |
| Grange Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 553 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 40% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +12% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 30% | 40% | 35% |
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.
Kinsaley’s nearest bathing water is Portmarnock, Velvet Strand Beach, 3.7 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Some 1.6% of homes locally are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. The ground under Kinsaley carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Kinsaley | 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 reach 19.7°C here, about level with both Co. Dublin’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The nearest weather station is Dublin Airport, 4.3 km away. Across the year, Kinsaley now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 751 mm | 770 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Kinsaley has 118 residents in bad health per 100 expected, about level with Irish towns (113) and above Co. Dublin’s towns (103). Self-reported good health: 90% of the town’s residents. At the census, 2.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 89% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
4% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up 11% of households, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 66% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 4% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €437K | €452K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area K36, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
The sea makes up 22% of the area within 5 km, above both Co. Dublin’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (0%). Walkers have 1.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (5.4 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 22% | 3.9% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.3 km per km² | 5.4 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 0.2 ha | 7.6 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 6 mm. Kinsaley’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. Some 1 mm of rain falls today, driven by wind of up to 31 km/h; the low reaches 10°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 179 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 158 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 194 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 220 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The average trip to work took 33.7 min, higher than both Co. Dublin’s towns (31.1 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). 3.9% of people in the labour force have no job. Working from home was the norm for just over a fifth of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 81% | 71% | 68% |
| Median household income | €89,890 | €72,590 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 33.7 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.
One measure of its mix: 16% of residents were born abroad. 6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Co. Dublin’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Over-65s are 15% of the population.
Women make up 55.5% of Kinsaley
503 women and 403 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 37% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.2% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 5.8% | 11% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 23% | 30% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6% | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 61% | 44% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Dublin and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is just one council for Kinsaley, Fingal County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. Turnout at the last local elections was 45%, about level with Irish towns (46%) and above Co. Dublin’s towns (42%). No party holds a majority on Fingal County Council: Independent lead with 7 of 40 seats, short of the 21 needed.
| Turnout | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 42% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The pre-1919 share of homes is 5.7%. 2 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Dublin’s towns (7) and Irish towns (11). Kinsaley has 7 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Kinsaley | Co. Dublin | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 77 | 10 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.7% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| 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
Kinsaley has 7 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.
No notable person born in Kinsaley is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Darragh O'Brien: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Alan Farrell: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pat Ingoldsby: Emanuel Stoica, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Milo Talbot: Artist William Carter (1863-1939), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsaley | 906 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malahide | 18,608 | 2.4 | A | D− | A | A+ |
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 2.5 | B | C | C | B+ |
| Portmarnock | 10,750 | 2.7 | A+ | D− | A | A+ |
| Kinsealy-Drinan | 7,526 | 2.8 | A | D | A− | A− |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 2.9 | B− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Darndale | 14,675 | 3 | C− | B | C | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Kinsaley had 906 people at the 2022 census, up from 642 in 2016: 41.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kinsaley is 37.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 24% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
55% of working residents drive to work and 24% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Dublin
Kinsaley has 906 people, 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).