Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The population grew 9% between 2016 and 2022. The town, home to 327 people, lies in Co. Galway.
Half the homes sold for more than €372,600, a price of 5.2 times what the median household earns. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 41% of households own their home with no mortgage. 45% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
Rosscahill is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Rosscahill does most differently from other towns.
2 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 Rosscahill.
One school lies within 3 km of Rosscahill. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 261.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainbhthin Naofa Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 261 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +15% | +2% | +4% |
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.
The EPA estimates that 11% of homes in Rosscahill are above the radon reference level. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, near Co. Galway’s towns (100%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Rosscahill lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 26% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 100% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons reach 19.1°C here, close to Co. Galway’s towns (19.3°C) and below Irish towns (19.9°C). The nearest weather station is Athenry, 32 km away. December is the wettest month in Rosscahill, with 173 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,469 mm | 1,261 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.1°C | 19.3°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, a fifth of people here had a disability, below Co. Galway’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Ages taken into account, Rosscahill counts 100 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. 34% of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Family carers: 7.6% of the people in Rosscahill look after someone without pay.
| Census 2022 | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.6% | 5% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 20% | 22% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
13% of households rent privately.
| Housing | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 52% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 0% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 36% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
100% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Protected nature near Rosscahill includes Ross Lake. Within 5 km, 14% of the land is protected nature, near Co. Galway’s towns (14%) and higher than Irish towns (1.8%).
| Outdoors | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.7% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 14% | 14% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 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.
Any rain today should be slight, though the wind picks up to 22 km/h; the low is 7°C. The forecast for Rosscahill beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 456 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 286 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 308 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 419 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The commute to work averages 28.3 min. The car took 83% of commuters, higher than both Co. Galway’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (66%). A household here earns €72,180 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €72,180 | €54,305 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 68% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 37% | 31% |
| Average trip | 28.3 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
21% are under 15, higher than Co. Galway’s towns (17%) and near Irish towns (20%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town. Retirement age and beyond: 14% of residents are 65 or older.
50.2% of Rosscahill’s residents are women
164 women and 163 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 31% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 22% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 10% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 25% | 29% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 45% | 47% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Galway and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Rosscahill answers to one council, Galway County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Galway County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 13 of its 39 seats, short of the 20 needed. In the Dáil, Rosscahill is part of Galway West, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 41% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 sites here, below Co. Galway’s towns (19) and Irish towns (11) alike. 1% of homes were built before 1919. Rosscahill’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Rosscahill | Co. Galway | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 92 | 33 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Rosscahill; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleAughnanure Castle3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralGalway Cathedral17 km southeast
MuseumGalway City Museum18 km southeast · 162K visitors a year (2011)
Abbey or prioryRoss Errilly Abbey12 km northeast
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey17 km north
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary30 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Rosscahill’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 2 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Rosscahill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosscahill | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maigh Cuilinn | 2,279 | 6.9 | — | C | A+ | A− |
| Oughterard | 1,846 | 7 | — | B+ | A+ | B− |
| Headford | 1,235 | 13 | — | B | A+ | B |
| Rahoon | 3,486 | 15 | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 16 | D− | D | C− | C |
| Knocknacarra | 18,398 | 16 | B+ | D | A | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Rosscahill had 327 people at the 2022 census, up from 299 in 2016: 9.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Rosscahill is 43.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Galway
327 people live in Rosscahill, 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).