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A town in Co. Galway, home to 745 people.
Half the homes sold for more than €251,700, a price of 3.3 times what the median household earns. On the way to work, 3% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. At the 2022 census, 4% of the labour force was out of work. Only nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Corrofin falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Corrofin does most differently from other towns.
9 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 Corrofin.
3 schools lie within 3 km of Corrofin: 3 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Colmans Mxd N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 202 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −15% | +2% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
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.
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, near Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). No part of Corrofin is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 5.7% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons in Corrofin average 19.3°C. Across the year it averages 10.0°C, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (10.3°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,195 mm of rain to Corrofin.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.5°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.3°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,195 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Asked at the census, 93% of residents of Corrofin said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%), and 0.4% of residents report bad or very bad health. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.4% | 1.9% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.3% | 5% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Council and housing-body homes hold 6% of households.
| Housing | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 88% | 52% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 6% | 36% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €252K | €373K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 6% | 10% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H54, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 0.2% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Galway’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Among the protected sites near Corrofin is Lough Corrib SAC.
| Outdoors | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 40% | 80% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.2% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
What counts as normal for Corrofin in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 5°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 22 km/h and a low of 5°C. Over the coming week, highs run from 8°C to 10°C, with Thursday the warmest.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 353 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 236 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 269 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 337 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The average trip to work takes 28.4 min. The car took 85% of commuters, above Co. Galway’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. The jobless rate is 4%.
| Census 2022 | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 4% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 77% | 68% | 68% |
| Median household income | €75,910 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 27% | 37% | 31% |
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.
47% of adults hold a degree, close to Co. Galway’s towns (47%) and above Irish towns (36%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%. Born abroad: 13% of residents.
49.7% of Corrofin’s residents are women
370 women and 375 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.1% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 30% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 47% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 62%, above both Co. Galway’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). Fine Gael lead Galway County Council with 13 of 39 seats, but no party has a majority: 20 are needed. There is just one council for Corrofin, Galway County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government.
| Turnout | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 57% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, Corrofin has 27 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, below both Co. Galway’s towns (33) and Irish towns (48). The ground here holds 9 recorded archaeological sites. Before 1919: that is when 1.3% of homes were built.
| Heritage | Corrofin | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 27 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 9 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.3% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
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 Corrofin; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary8.8 km north
CathedralGalway Cathedral22 km southwest
MuseumGalway City Museum22 km southwest · 162K visitors a year (2011)
CastleAthenry Castle17 km southeast
CastleCastle Hackett9.5 km northwest
CastleAughnanure Castle27 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Corrofin’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 9 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Corrofin is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair: ClintMalpaso, Public domain · Lydia Gurley: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rory Gaffney: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
The median age in Corrofin is 36.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 27% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Corrofin had 745 people at the 2022 census, up from 703 in 2016: 6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Galway
Corrofin has 745 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)
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).