Kilberry’s story
Kilberry has 1 building on the National Inventory
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1830Kilberry Church
KilberryCo. Kildare
Some 361 people live in this town, in Co. Kildare.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Sarah777 · Public domain
Population
361
CSO, Census 2022 · Kildare County Council
Median age
44.7
24% are 65+ · Co. Kildare 10%
Degree level
7%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Kilberry a good place to live?
Homes sell for a median €279,400, about 5.6 times what a household here earns in a year. 7% of adults are graduates. 3% of residents were born outside Ireland. The car is not the only way to work here: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Kilberry out for now.
What makes Kilberry stand out
The 3 things Kilberry does most differently from other towns.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilberry.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Kilberry; flooding isn’t measured here
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Kilberry has radon above the reference level. The ground under Kilberry carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
162
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Summer runs warm in Kilberry: July highs of 20.3°C, above Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
Kilberry gets 817 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.1°C, near Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). Midwinter nights in Kilberry bottom out at 2.2°C on average.
20.3°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.6°C
Spring13.5°C
Summer19.7°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.3°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 817 mm | 854 mm | 937 mm |
20.3°C
July high
2.2°C
January low
817 mm
Rain a year
88 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Disability runs above what Kilberry’s ages predict, at 141 per 100 expected, and above Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
6.6% of residents in Kilberry care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. For its ages, Kilberry has 146 people in bad health for every 100 expected, above both Co. Kildare’s towns (99) and Irish towns (113). A disability affects a third of people in the town.
85%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health146
Disability141
Co. Kildare99
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 91% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.6% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
146
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 99
141
disability per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 102
84 · 80.3
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Private renting is less common in Kilberry than in Co. Kildare’s towns or across Irish towns: 6%
Social housing holds 22% of households, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). 69% of households own their home.
€279Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Kilberry€279K
Co. Kildare€408K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 22% | 10% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 6% | 18% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €279K | €408K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 70% | 61% |
69%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
6%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,701
a month on new tenancies, County Kildare
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R14, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Kilberry: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in Co. Kildare’s towns and across Irish towns
Protected nature near Kilberry includes River Barrow. Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Per 1,000 residents, Kilberry has 0.2 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Kilberry0.2 ha
Co. Kildare2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 79% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.8% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
100%
Near a park
0.2 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
2.8%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Work & commute
Kilberry has higher unemployment than Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: 17%
Average household income comes to €49,910 a year before tax. 51% of 15 to 64s were in work, below Co. Kildare’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. On average, the journey to work lasts 28.2 min.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Walk3%
Bus3%
Train, DART or Luas2%
| Census 2022 | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 51% | 71% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 17% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 43% | 28% | 31% |
| Median household income | €49,910 | €74,553 | €57,760 |
€49,910
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kildare €72,997
1%
worked mainly from home, 2022
14%
trips of an hour or more
6,663
on the Live Register, County Kildare, September 2026
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.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Kilberry than in Co. Kildare’s towns or across Irish towns: 6.8% of adults
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 14% of residents, above Co. Kildare’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
44.7median age
KilberryCo. KildareIreland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none27%
Lower secondary30%
Leaving Cert34%
Diploma or cert3%
Degree or higher7%
Women and men · all residents
49.3% of Kilberry’s residents are women
178 women and 183 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 24% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 27% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 30% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.8% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 6.8% | 39% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Kildare County Council spends less per resident than most councils
Local government for Kilberry is Kildare County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. At the general election 58% voted, about level with Irish towns (59%) and below Co. Kildare’s towns (60%). With 12 of 40 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Kildare County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
12/40seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Kildare County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil12
Fine Gael11
Social Democrats7
Labour Party5
Independent3
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
5
Councillors
12/40
Fianna Fáil seats on Kildare County, the largest party
47%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Kildare South
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Kilberry counts one building on the architectural inventory
For its size, Kilberry has 28 buildings on the national inventory per 10,000 residents. 1.6% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Co. Kildare’s towns (1.6%) and below Irish towns (3.4%). Kilberry’s built heritage counts one inventory entry, of regional standing.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
- Kilberry Church 1830
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1830
earliest dated inventory building
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 28 | 50 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 13 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
More schools around Kilberry are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Kildare’s towns or across Irish towns: 100%
One school lies within 3 km of Kilberry. 84 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilberry N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 84 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilberry | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 3% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
84
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
1.4 km
to the nearest primary school
4.6 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Rheban Castle and 3 more in and around Kilberry
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kilberry. Best known first.
CastleRheban Castle1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWhites Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumShackleton Experience5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumTown Hall5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Rheban Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whites Castle: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shackleton Experience: Brian Lenehan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kilberry
15pages on Kilberry
Famous people from around Kilberry
No notable person born in Kilberry is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
A
Aisling BeaIrish comedian, actress, and writer · born in Kildare · born 1984
J
John William DunneBritish soldier, aeronautical engineer … · born in Curragh CampM
Michèle BurkeIrish-born make-up artist · born in Kildare · 1959–2025W
William Russell GraceAmerican politician (1832-1904) · born in Ballylinan
Photo credits
Willoughby James Hamilton: Robinson (Photographer), Public domain · George Lyttleton Rogers: Unknown (Bassano Ltd), Public domain
Kilberry’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
AthyStradballyBallylinanMonasterevinKildareCurragh CampKilberry
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilberry | 361 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athy | 11,035 | 6 | C− | A | C | D |
| Stradbally Laois | 1,404 | 8.6 | — | A− | B− | D |
| Ballylinan Laois | 1,167 | 11 | — | A− | B+ | C |
| Monasterevin | 5,307 | 12 | B+ | A− | B | C |
| Kildare | 10,302 | 16 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Curragh Camp | 1,076 | 16 | — | B | C | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Kilberry
Do people in Kilberry drive to work?
1% mostly work from home, and 43% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Kilberry grown?
Kilberry had 361 people at the 2022 census, down from 390 in 2016: 7.4% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
How old are the people of Kilberry?
The median age in Kilberry is 44.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Kilberry
Urban area in Co. Kildare
Kilberry has 361 people, in the area of Kildare 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)
- Population
- 361 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kildare
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Local electoral area
- Athy
- Dáil constituency
- Kildare South
- Name in Irish
- Cill Bhearaigh
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:06475
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).