Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
557 people call this town in Co. Galway home. It grew by 10% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
At a median €190,000, a home costs 4.5 times the town’s median household income. The median home sold for €144,400 from 2023 to 2025. A degree is held by 24% of adults. The median household takes in €42,180 a year before tax.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Glenamaddy has none.
The 3 things Glenamaddy does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glenamaddy.
Within 3 km of Glenamaddy there are 3 schools (2 primary schools and 1 secondary school). The nearest secondary, Glenamaddy Community School, is 0.5 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenamaddy N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 142 | Catholic |
| Glenamaddy Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 433 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +18% | +2% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 31% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, about level with Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and above Irish towns (0%). No part of Glenamaddy is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 1,145 mm of rain, lower than Co. Galway’s towns (1,261 mm) yet higher than Irish towns (937 mm). Across the year, Glenamaddy averages 9.6°C. In July, daytime highs in Glenamaddy average 19.1°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | 10.3°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.1°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,145 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A disability affects 20% of people in Glenamaddy, and on top of that at the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Galway’s towns (1.9%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 87 for every 100 expected in the town. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
| Census 2022 | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 23% of households, between Co. Galway’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (22%). Home ownership stands at 58% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €190,000 | 34 |
| Housing | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €190K | €373K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 23% | 36% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 58% | 52% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes. Among the protected sites near Glenamaddy is Lough Lurgeen Bog/Glenamaddy Turlough SAC. Woodland covers 6.9% of the land within 1 km, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%).
| Outdoors | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 17% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.9% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 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 Glenamaddy beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 10°C and drops to 4°C at night. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 23 km/h and a low near 6°C. Over the coming week, highs run from 7°C to 10°C, with Friday the warmest.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 339 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 237 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 260 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 309 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Workers spend 25.8 min getting to work, on average. 7.1% of workers worked mainly from home, below Co. Galway’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%) alike. Unemployment runs at 8.8%.
| Census 2022 | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 54% | 37% | 31% |
| Median household income | €42,180 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 25.8 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 8.8% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
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.
Born abroad: 19% of residents. 18% of residents are 65 or over, above both Co. Galway’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (14%). People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
51.2% of Glenamaddy’s residents are women
285 women and 272 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
51% of voters turned out at the last local elections, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%). Galway County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 39 seats, short of the 20 needed. One council serves Glenamaddy: Galway County Council.
| Turnout | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 51% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. 4.5% of homes were built before 1919. Glenamaddy’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Glenamaddy | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 72 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.5% | 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 Glenamaddy; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary22 km southwest
CastleGlinsk Castle9.8 km northeast
CastleAthenry Castle36 km south
CastleRoscommon Castle24 km east
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum19 km north
CastleFeartagar Castle26 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Glenamaddy’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Glenamaddy is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenamaddy | 557 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlerea Roscommon | 2,348 | 18 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Glenamaddy had 557 people at the 2022 census, up from 506 in 2016: 10.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Glenamaddy is 37.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
71% of working residents drive to work and 20% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Urban area in Co. Galway
557 people live in Glenamaddy, 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).