Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
254 people live in this town in Co. Galway.
Home prices sit at a median €208,500, which is 4.9 years of the town’s median household income. Of those who commute, 7% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its architectural heritage runs to 10 buildings on the national inventory. 18% of adults have a degree.
Eyrecourt is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Eyrecourt does most differently from other towns.
The register holds 10 buildings on the National Inventory in Eyrecourt.
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eyrecourt.
Radon tests would find about 3.1% of Eyrecourt’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. Bathing Place at Portumna, 14 km from Eyrecourt, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Eyrecourt carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 100% | 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, above Co. Galway’s towns (19.3°C) and close to Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Eyrecourt averages 9.9°C. A year brings 974 mm of rain to Eyrecourt.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.2°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 974 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 1.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Galway’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Eyrecourt runs at 93 per 100 expected. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.5% | 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
Owners make up just over two thirds of households, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (52%) and Irish towns (61%). Just over a fifth of households rent from a council or housing body.
| Housing | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 8% | 36% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 22% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €209K | €373K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 52% | 61% |
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.
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, above Co. Galway’s towns (80%) and Irish towns (92%) alike. Within 5 km, 14% of the land is protected nature, near Co. Galway’s towns (14%) and higher than Irish towns (1.8%).
| Outdoors | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 7.4% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 14% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The forecast for Eyrecourt beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 21 km/h and the temperature dipping to 7°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 6 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 277 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 195 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 230 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 272 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The commute to work averages 31.9 min. The car took 84% of commuters, above Co. Galway’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. 14% of people in the labour force have no job.
| Census 2022 | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 31.9 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 68% | 68% |
| Median household income | €42,820 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
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.
14% are under 15, below both Co. Galway’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (20%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.
52.0% of Eyrecourt’s residents are women
132 women and 122 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 26% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 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+
Eyrecourt answers to one council, Galway County Council; Ireland has no town tier. At the general election 62% voted, above both Co. Galway’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). There is no majority on Galway County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 13 of 39, short of 20.
| Turnout | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when 21.4% of homes were built. 4 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 394 | 33 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 21.4% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 19 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Eyrecourt there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Eyrecourt has 45 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Brendan's N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 45 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Eyrecourt | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 27% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
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.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Eyrecourt; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise17 km northeast
CastleRedwood Castle5.9 km south
CathedralClonfert Cathedral6.9 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens14 km southwest
CastleBirr Castle19 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
10 of Eyrecourt’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 4 archaeological sites in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Eyrecourt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyrecourt | 254 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Banagher Offaly | 1,907 | 10 | — | A+ | B− | B+ |
| Portumna | 1,690 | 13 | — | A+ | C+ | C+ |
| Ballinasloe | 6,597 | 15 | C | A+ | D | C |
| Birr Offaly | 4,726 | 19 | C | A+ | C− | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Eyrecourt had 254 people at the 2022 census, up from 242 in 2016: 5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Eyrecourt is 45.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Galway
254 people live in Eyrecourt, 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).