Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
526 people live in this town in Co. Galway.
Half the homes sold for more than €208,500, a price of 3.2 times what the median household earns. Public transport, bikes and feet take 2% of commuters to work. The 2022 census put unemployment at 5%.
There are no grades for Moylough: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Moylough does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moylough.
Landslides: none of Moylough lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Moylough | 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.
Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Moylough is 9.8°C. 1,168 mm of rain falls in a year, lower than Co. Galway’s towns (1,261 mm) yet higher than Irish towns (937 mm). Summer highs in Moylough reach 19.3°C in July.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Moylough | 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 | 19.3°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,168 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Asked at the census, 93% of residents of Moylough said they were in good or very good health. 16% of residents have a disability, below both Co. Galway’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, bad health here runs at 132 per 100 expected.
| Census 2022 | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 16% | 22% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.8% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 93% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Nearly a quarter of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 2% of households, below both Co. Galway’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 2% | 10% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €209K | €373K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 74% | 52% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 24% | 36% | 22% |
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: just over three in five homes, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (80%) and Irish towns (92%). Moylough has 3.5 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 9.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 61% | 80% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 8% | 14% | 1.8% |
| 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 heaviest rain of the week is due on Wednesday, around 14 mm. For Moylough, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C. A settled, dry day lies ahead today: light wind up to 12 km/h, then a low of 7°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 347 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 236 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 265 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 320 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
On average, the journey to work lasts 30.3 min. Nine in ten commuters drove, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (66%). Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 76% were employed at the census.
| Census 2022 | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 68% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 9.6% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 30.3 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €65,220 | €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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, below Co. Galway’s towns (14%) and close to Irish towns (12%). 21% of residents are children under 15. Graduates make up two in five adults.
51.5% of Moylough’s residents are women
271 women and 255 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 2% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.4% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 40% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election, 62% of voters took part. Galway County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 39 seats, short of the 20 needed. Moylough sits in the Ballinasloe local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 51% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
2 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Galway’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11). Homes built before 1919 account for 5.6% of the housing. Moylough’s built heritage counts 5 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 95 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.6% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One school lies within 3 km of Moylough. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 146.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh PadraigLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 146 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Moylough | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −4% | +2% | +4% |
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 Moylough; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary19 km west
CastleAthenry Castle24 km southwest
CastleGlinsk Castle20 km northeast
CathedralSt Brendan's Cathedral32 km south
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral, Tuam20 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Moylough’s built heritage counts 5 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
5 notable people were born in Moylough.
8% mostly work from home, and 37% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Moylough had 526 people at the 2022 census, up from 510 in 2016: 3.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Moylough is 37.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Galway
526 people live in Moylough, 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).