Ahascragh’s story
Ahascragh: 26% of homes built before 1919
4 buildings on the National Inventory inside Ahascragh.
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
- 1790Milverton
- 1790Saint Cuan's Catholic Church
- 1800Ahascragh Mills
AhascraghCo. Galway
The town has 186 residents and lies in Co. Galway.
1 place within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Sarah777 · Public domain
Population
186
CSO, Census 2022 · Galway County Council
Median age
40.8
20% are 65+ · Co. Galway 12%
Degree level
18%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Ahascragh a good place to live?
Home prices sit at a median €208,500, which is 3.7 years of the town’s median household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 7% of commuters to work. Unemployment stood at 23% of the labour force in 2022. 18% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ahascragh out for now.
What makes Ahascragh stand out
The 3 things Ahascragh does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
23% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
44% of residents 15 and over are at work.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ahascragh.
Schools
Schools around Ahascragh are filling: pupils +27% since 2019, more than in both Co. Galway’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Ahascragh there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. na Coille Glaise DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 135 | Catholic |
| S N na hEaglaise DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 37 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 27% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +27% | +2% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
172
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+27%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
1.9 km
to the nearest primary school
9.8 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Natural hazards
About 29% of Ahascragh’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, near Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Ahascragh lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
29%
of homes over the radon level
163
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Ahascragh has colder winters than Co. Galway’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 2.1°C
1,087 mm of rain falls in a year, between Co. Galway’s towns (1,261 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Day and night, summer and winter, Ahascragh averages 9.8°C. July afternoons in Ahascragh average 19.5°C.
19.5°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.4°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn13.8°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,087 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
19.5°C
July high
2.1°C
January low
1,087 mm
Rain a year
119 mm
Wettest month
41
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, more people in Ahascragh live with a disability than in Co. Galway’s towns or Irish towns: 120 per 100 expected
At the census, 29% of people here had a disability, above Co. Galway’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Ahascragh runs at 103 per 100 expected. Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Asked at the census, just over four in five residents of Ahascragh said they were in good or very good health.
82%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health103
Disability120
Co. Galway110
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 11% | 5% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
103
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Galway 110
120
disability per 100 expected · Co. Galway 106
84.5 · 79.7
life expectancy, women · men, the West region, 2016
34%
hold a medical card, HSE West and North West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
More households own their home in Ahascragh than in Co. Galway’s towns or across Irish towns: 72%
Private renters make up 14% of households, below both Co. Galway’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (22%). 9% of households live in social housing.
€209Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Ahascragh€209K
Co. Galway€373K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 14% | 36% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €209K | €373K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 52% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 10% | 13% |
72%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
14%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,637
a month on new tenancies, County Galway
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H53, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Ahascragh has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 Irish towns
Every 1,000 residents of Ahascragh share 10.8 ha of green space. Within 5 km, 12% of the land is protected nature, lower than Co. Galway’s towns (14%) yet higher than Irish towns (1.8%).
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Ahascragh10.8 ha
Co. Galway5.5 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 21% | 0% |
10.8 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
12%
Protected for nature
1.5%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
What today holds for Ahascragh: sunny, up to 11 degrees
Judged by the averages, Ahascragh sees November days reach 10°C and nights fall to 4°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 22 km/h and a low of 5°C. The warmest afternoon ahead comes on Thursday, at 10°C; the coolest tops out at 7°C.
11°C / 5°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 321 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 219 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 300 mm |
11°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
13 km/h
Wind
95%
Humidity
9 h 17 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Ahascragh has higher unemployment than Co. Galway’s towns or Irish towns: 23%
In work: 60% of residents aged 15 to 64, below both Co. Galway’s towns (68%) and Irish towns (68%). The average trip to work takes 32.1 min. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van81%
Walk7%
| Census 2022 | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 23% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 68% | 68% |
| Average trip | 32.1 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 41% | 37% | 31% |
€56,300
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Galway €59,641
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
19%
trips of an hour or more
11,344
on the Live Register, County Galway, September 2026
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.
Who lives here
An older town: 20% of people in Ahascragh are 65 or over, more than in both Co. Galway’s towns and Irish towns
1.2% speak Irish daily outside school, below Co. Galway’s towns (2.3%) but above Irish towns (1.1%). People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here.
40.8median age
AhascraghCo. GalwayIreland
Ages · share of residents
20%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none15%
Lower secondary22%
Leaving Cert40%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher18%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.4% of Ahascragh
90 women and 96 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Ahascragh votes in numbers: 66% turned out at the general election, above Co. Galway’s towns and Irish towns
Just over half of voters turned out at the last local elections, above both Co. Galway’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%). With 13 of 39 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Galway County Council, short of the 20 a majority needs. Local government for Ahascragh is Galway County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier.
13/39seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Galway County · June 2024
Fine Gael13
Fianna Fáil11
Independent7
Independent Ireland6
Sinn Féin2
| Turnout | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 51% | 45% | 46% |
6
Councillors
13/39
Fine Gael seats on Galway County, the largest party
51%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Roscommon-Galway
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory counts 215 buildings per 10,000 residents in Ahascragh, more than in both Co. Galway’s towns and Irish towns
Homes built before 1919 account for just over a quarter of the housing. There are 6 entries on the national archaeological record here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Ahascragh, each of regional importance.
4inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional4
Among them
- Milverton 1790
- Saint Cuan's Catholic Church 1790
- Ahascragh Mills 1800
- The Old Rectory 1810
6
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1790
earliest dated inventory building
26%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Ahascragh | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 215 | 33 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 25.8% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 6 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Clonbrock Castle and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ahascragh; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleCastleClonbrock Castle3.3 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise25 km east
CathedralClonfert Cathedral26 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens36 km south
CastleAthenry Castle29 km west
CastleRedwood Castle32 km southeast
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise25 km eastCathedralClonfert Cathedral26 km southeastCastle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens36 km southCastleAthenry Castle29 km westCastleRedwood Castle32 km southeastPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Athenry Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Redwood Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ahascragh
15pages on Ahascragh
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Ahascragh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 6 sites here.
Famous people from around Ahascragh
2 notable people were born in Ahascragh; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
P
Philip TreacyIrish designer and milliner (born 1967)T
Tom DillonIrish Gaelic footballer · 1926–2019
H
Heather PayneIrish association football player · born in Ballinasloe · born 2000N
Noel TreacyIrish politician · born in Ballinasloe · 1951–2022D
Desmond HoganIrish writer · born in Ballinasloe · born 1950Photo credits
Mary Harney: Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain
Ahascragh’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
BallinasloeAhascragh
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahascragh | 186 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ballinasloe | 6,597 | 11 | C | A+ | D | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ahascragh
Is Ahascragh growing?
Ahascragh had 186 people at the 2022 census, up from 182 in 2016: 2.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Ahascragh a young town or an old one?
The median age in Ahascragh is 40.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Ahascragh
Urban area in Co. Galway
Ahascragh has 186 people, in the area of Galway 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)
- Population
- 186 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Galway
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Local electoral area
- Ballinasloe
- Dáil constituency
- Roscommon-Galway
- Name in Irish
- Áth Eascrach
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:27267
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).